The word 'welcome' may be interpreted as 'well-come', like 'well-received' and 'well-deserved'.
However, it stems from a Germanic word meaning "desired guest".
Perhaps under the influence of French 'bienvenu' ("welcome", literally "well-come"), the perception and the form of the English word and its Germanic cognates were altered. The infographic shows how.
@yvanspijk altijd weer interessant. Dank Yoïn!
@vpzee Dank voor je dank!
@yvanspijk @vpzee Is that how you say 'you're welcome' in Dutch? (A German dialogue like this would be "Bitte!" - "Danke!" - "Bitte!")
@shukugawarablog @vpzee The normal phrase would be 'graag gedaan', but that often sounds as if you did it specifically for the other person after a request, so people have been becoming more creative.
