hwam

Middle English

Pronoun

hwam

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of whom (“who, whom”, accusative)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwammai, dative case of *hwaz (“who, whose, what, why, how”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xwɑːm/, [ʍɑːm]

Pronoun

hwām

  1. dative singular of hwā
  2. dative singular of hwæt

Descendants

  • Middle English: whom
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