adjectiveinterjection

willkommen

welcome

Es drückt aus, dass jemand gern gesehen ist und freundlich empfangen wird.

The German word "willkommen" is most commonly used as an adjective and means "welcome". It can also be used as a greeting to express pleasure in seeing someone. The word is composed of "will" (a form of "wollen", meaning "to want" or "to wish") and "kommen" (meaning "to come"). Thus, it conveys the idea of someone being wished to come or being desired.

Words with similar meanings in German include "begrüßt" (greeted) and "erwünscht" (desired).

Differences:

"Begrüßt" pertains more specifically to the act of greeting someone politely or formally.
"Erwünscht" signifies that someone or something is desired or wished for, which doesn't emphasize the welcoming aspect as warmly as "willkommen".

"Willkommen" tends to express a warm, hospitable welcome in a more direct manner.