Etymology

welcomer

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Today it means: Something which or someone who welcomes people, especially newcomers. Full definition →

Middle English welcomer
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welcomer · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromwelcomer
  2. English todaywelcomer

From Middle English welcomer, welcomere, equivalent to welcome + -er (agent suffix).

welcomer · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*welh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*wiljaną
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémt
  5. Proto-Germanic*kwemaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*wiljakwemô
  7. Old Englishwilcuma
  8. Middle Englishwelcome
  9. Englishwelcome
  10. English todaywelcomer

From welcome + -er (comparative suffix).

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