Encyclopedia > We

Article Content

We

We is the subjective case of the first person[?] plural pronoun in English.

It is descended from Old English wé, which was pronounced something like way in modern English. It is related to German wir, Dutch wij, Frisian wy, and Danish vi.

Featured Article

Thomas a Kempis

... he was widely read, and his works abound in Biblical quotations, especially from the New Testament. His life is no doubt fitly characterized by the words ...