Etymology

whomso

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Today it means: whichever person, whomever Full definition →

Middle English hwam se ← Old English hwām swā
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhwām swā
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhwam se
  3. English todaywhomso

From Middle English hwam se, hwamse, whom so, etc., from Old English hwām swā; equivalent to whom + so.

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