Where does “whom’re” come from?
whom’re (English) comes from English ’re, from English are, from Middle English aren, from Old English earon, from Old English bēon, from Proto-Germanic bijōniz, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
whom’re (English): whom are
Definitions
- whom are
Ancestry of “whom’re”, step by step
whom’re traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ’re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ’re | inflection of the verb "to be" |
| 2 | English | are | second-person singular simple present of be;... |
| 3 | Middle English | aren | Plural present indicative form of been |
| 4 | Old English | earon | third-person plural simple present of wesan |
| 5 | Old English | bēon | to be, become |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bijōniz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bijǭ | bee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via English whom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whom | What person or people; which person or people, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | whom | (to) who, whom accusative or dative |
| 3 | Old English | hwām | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwammai | masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |