köken: From Middle High German begrüeȥen, from Old High German bigruoȥen, bigruoȥȥen, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrōtijan; equivalent to be- + grüßen. Cognate with German Low German begröten, Dutch begroeten, West Frisian begroetsje, English begreet.
köken: Literally, “well come”, from Old French bienvenue; compare also bienvenu (without the -e). Presumably a calque of an Old Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. Interjection sense #2 is a recent semantic loan from English you're welcome found only in Canada; English “you’re welcome” dates…
aile: bienvenue au club, prime de bienvenue
Mesdames et messieurs, je vous souhaite la bienvenue.
a greeting, a salutation, a polite set phrase · an address given at an official function or ceremony · greetings or respects such as given at holidays or funerals
greeting · personnel matters, human resources · human affairs, ways of the world
eş: 절, 감사
köken: Sino-Korean word from 人事 (“human affairs”). The "greeting" sense, invented in Korea, is attested since 1459 as Middle Korean ᅀᅵᆫᄉᆞ〮 (Yale: zìnsó).
köken: Literally, “well come”. From ben (“well”) + vinguda (“come”). Presumably a calque of a Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakwumô (“a welcome guest or arrival”), from which many modern Germanic forms descend, as English welcome. The are many cognates in other Romance languages, such as French bienvenu, Spanish bienvenido and Italian benvenuto.