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
  • English: whom
  • Scots: wham