who

Etymology
From, , , , , , from (dative , genitive ), from , from , from ,.

The sound change >  (without a corresponding change in spelling) was due to wh-cluster reduction after an irregular change of  to  in Middle English (instead of the expected ) and further to  regularly in Early Modern English. A similar change occurred in. Compare, which underwent wh-reduction earlier (in Old English), and thus is spelt with h.

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Pronoun

 * 1)  What person or people; which person or people;.
 * Who is that? (direct question)
 * I don't know who it is. (indirect question)
 * That's the man who works at the newsagent. (defining)
 * My sister, who works in the accounts department, just got promoted to manager. (non-defining)
 * : whom.
 * 1)  Whoever, he who, they who.
 * My sister, who works in the accounts department, just got promoted to manager. (non-defining)
 * : whom.
 * 1)  Whoever, he who, they who.
 * : whom.
 * 1)  Whoever, he who, they who.
 * 1)  Whoever, he who, they who.
 * 1)  Whoever, he who, they who.

Usage notes

 * When “who” (or the other relative pronouns “that” and “which”) is used as the subject of a relative clause, the verb typically agrees with the antecedent of the pronoun. Thus “I who am...”, “He who is...”, “You who are...”, etc.

Translations

 * Finnish:, se joka , hän joka , , , he jotka

Noun

 * 1) A person under discussion; a question of which person.

Determiner

 * 1)  whose
 * Who phone just rang?

Etymology
From, from , from , from ,.

Pronoun

 * 1)   nominative
 * 2)   nominative
 * 3)  whoever, anyone  usually nominative
 * 4)  anyone, someone nominative
 * 1)  anyone, someone nominative

Usage notes

 * The non-relative indefinite sense is rare outside of the expression.
 * In Middle English, use of as an accusative is rare and restricted to the sense of "whoever".