Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗pron
That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
det
Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's. · Of whom, belonging to whom. · Of which, belonging to which.
contraction
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryMisspelling of who's.
From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).
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