wer.
who (what person or people)
Meaning & usage
who (what person or people)
Wer hat das gesagt?
what, which (one) (see usage notes)
whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden.
Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen.
somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
Da ist wer an der Tür.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wër, from Old High German wër, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ. Related to wo.
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