which
English
/wɪt͡ʃ/, /ʍɪt͡ʃ/
det
Definitions
- (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
- (relative) The one or ones mentioned.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English which inherited from Old English hwelċ (which) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz (what kind of, what sort of, what kind, like what) compound from English who + English like (lich, body)root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Who-athon English
- belike English
- beliked English
- dislike English
- each English
- elsewho English
- ever English
- everwhich English
- everwho English
- every English
- everybody English
- everycunt English
- everyday English
- everydude English
- everygirl English
- everyguy English
- everyhow English
- everykid English
- everyone English
- everyplace English
- everypony English
- everything English
- everywhence English
- everywhither English
- everywoman English
- forelike English
- liddat English
- likable English
- likam English
- like English
- like-cultured English
- like-gendered English
- like-minded English
- like-positioned English
- likeability English
- likeable English
- likeful English
- likeless English
- likely English
- liken English
- likeness English
- liker English
- likesome English
- likest English
- liketh English
- likewise English
- likeworthy English
- liking English
- likish English
- mislike English
- plainlike English
- semilike English
- such English
- suchlike English
- unlikable English
- unlike English
- which've English
- whichever English
- who English
- who'da English
- who've English
- whoever English
- whose English
- whosoever English
- you-know-who English
- Like German
- liken German
- lájkol Hungarian
- hetwelk Dutch, Flemish
- liken Dutch, Flemish
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- welk Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- лайк Russian
- лайкать Russian
- лайкнуть Russian
- likear Spanish, Castilian
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως Ancient Greek
- ἕκαστος Ancient Greek
- ὁπότε Ancient Greek
- ὅπως Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷey Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷosyo Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- *-līkaz Proto-Germanic
- *aiwô Proto-Germanic
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- vilken Swedish
- lajk Polish
- hwanone Old English
- hwelc Old English
- hwelcnes Old English
- hwelċ Old English
- hwilc Old English
- every Middle English
- liken Middle English
- which Middle English
- whilk Middle English
- who Middle English
- hvílíkan Old Norse
- hvílíkr Old Norse
- hvilken Danish
- like Danish
- لایک Persian
- leicio Welsh
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- welc Middle Dutch
- welih Old High German
- whois Translingual
- ilike Tagalog
- 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- *wilik Old Dutch
- welik Old Dutch
- hwilik Old Saxon
- whilk Scots
- laik Tok Pisin
- laikim Tok Pisin
- *tan Proto-Albanian
- huilk Old Danish
- ibri Sranan Tongo
- leki Sranan Tongo
- hu Kriol
- laik Nigerian Pidgin
- who
- like
- such
- ever
- each
- likam
- liker
- liken
- every
- whose
- liddat
- liking
- likish
- likest
- who've
- unlike
- who'da
- likely
- belike
- liketh
- beliked
- dislike
- mislike
- elsewho
- likeful
- whoever
- likable
- everwho
- suchlike
- everyday
- everyguy
- everyhow
- likeless
- semilike
- which've
- everykid
- likesome
- likeable
- forelike
- everyone
- likeness
- likewise
- plainlike
- everybody
- everypony
- everwhich
- Who-athon
- unlikable
- whichever
- everygirl
- everydude
- everycunt
- whosoever
- likeworthy
- everyplace
- everywoman
- everything
- everywhence
- likeability
- like-minded
- you-know-who
- everywhither
- like-cultured
- like-gendered
- like-positioned