Velkommende

Velkommende is a word found in Scandinavian languages, mainly Norwegian and Danish, used as an adjective meaning “welcoming” or “hospitable.” It is the present participle form derived from the verb velkomme (to welcome). In contemporary usage, velkommen is the standard form to describe someone or something as welcome, while velkommende tends to appear in more formal, older, or literary contexts and can modify a noun to convey a quality of welcoming, as in velkommende atmosfære (a welcoming atmosphere).

Etymology and morphology

The term combines vel- (“well”) with komme/komme (“to come”). The suffix -ende is a typical Scandinavian present-participle/eras: it yields an adjective that describes the ongoing or inherent characteristic of the noun it modifies. Thus velkommende carries a sense of “the act of coming in a good way” or “the quality of being welcoming.”

Usage notes

In practice, velkommende is relatively rare in modern everyday Norwegian and Danish, where velkommen is preferred for most uses describing welcome status. Velkommende may appear in historical texts, formal writings, or stylistic expressions to emphasize the act or quality of welcoming. The form varies by language, with cognates in neighboring languages often showing different spellings, such as Swedish välkomnande.

See also

Velkommen, Velkomst; in Swedish, välkomnande; related terms across Scandinavian languages.