whose A2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈhuːz/ UK /huːz/ See IPA manual Freq #1050 Meanings 1 det Belonging to which person; used to ask who something belongs to. Whose jacket is this on the chair? 2 det Of whom; used to show that something belongs to a person already mentioned. This is the man whose dog caused the accident. 3 pron The one or ones belonging to which person. Several bags were left behind; whose are these? Etymology AI details From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”). *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European whos Middle English hwæs Old English *hwes Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # whose **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** det, pron **IPA (US):** /ˈhuːz/ **IPA (UK):** /huːz/ **Frequency rank:** 1050 ## Meanings 1. Belonging to which person; used to ask who something belongs to. 2. Of whom; used to show that something belongs to a person already mentioned. 3. The one or ones belonging to which person. ## Examples - Whose jacket is this on the chair? - This is the man whose dog caused the accident. - Several bags were left behind; whose are these? ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *kʷ- - Root: whos - Root: hwæs - Root: *hwes ## Etymology From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”). ## AI Etymology Whose is from Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”). Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-, Middle English whos, Old English hwæs, and Proto-Germanic *hwes. In present-day use, it can mean belonging to which person; used to ask who something belongs to, or of whom; used to show that something belongs to a person already mentioned. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown