Word of the Day - 04/01/26
we
/wi/(pro.): The first person plural pronoun in the nominative case, inclusive of the listener
We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win, and the others, too.
(pro.): The first person plural pronoun in the nominative case, exclusive of the listener
We're taking the kids to Disney World next week so I won't be available to meet with you on Monday.
(pro.): The first person plural pronoun in the nominative case, exclusive of the speaker
Honey, we should really take out the trash.
Word Origin
The word 'we' originates from Old English 'wē'. This, in turn, developed from the Proto-Germanic form '*wīz', which ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root '*we-' or '*wei-', meaning 'we'.
Words with a similar origin include German 'wir', Dutch 'wij', Swedish 'vi', Danish 'vi', Norwegian 'vi', and Gothic 'weis', all stemming from the same Proto-Germanic root.