who
UK: huː | US: huː
Definition
pron. used to ask or specify which person or people
pron. used to introduce a relative clause referring to a person or people
Structure
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Etymology
The word "who" originates from Old English hwā, a pronoun of Germanic origin, related to Dutch wie and German wer. It belongs to a core group of interrogative and relative pronouns in Indo-European languages, with roots tracing back to Proto-Indo-European kʷis (interrogative stem). Its spelling and function have remained remarkably stable over centuries, retaining its role in questions and relative clauses without morphological division.
Examples
Who is at the door?
She is the one who helped me.
Who told you about the meeting?
Do you know who wrote this book?
The man who called earlier left a message.