Just curiosity. Does "welcome" is a compound word of "well" and "come"?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
Great question! This expression comes from the Old English "wilcuma," which means "a person whose coming is pleasing." "Wil" means "desire, pleasure, choice," and "cuma" means "to come." Over time this expression came to evolve into the modern-day "welcome" greeting with which we are all familiar with!