elsewhom

English

Etymology

From else +‎ whom. Attested since 1542,[1] but rare;[2] modern uses seem like nonces patterned on elsewhere.

Pronoun

elsewhom

  1. (rare) Someone else, anyone else.
    Synonym: elsewho
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:elsewhom.

Usage notes

  • In most (of the small total number of) uses, elsewhom functions as an object, like whom; however, like who (nominally a subject pronoun), elsewho also functions as an object or subject.

References

  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Elsewhom”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “else”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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