Where does “whosever” come from?
whosever (English) comes from English whose, from Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic hwes, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
whosever (English): Of whomever
Definitions
- Of whomever
Ancestry of “whosever”, step by step
whosever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English whose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whose | Of whom, belonging to whom; Of which, belonging... |
| 2 | Middle English | whos | whose genitive |
| 3 | Old English | hwæs | genitive singular of hwā; genitive singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwes | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |