Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tweh₂

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Alternative forms

  • *-tuh₂

Etymology

    Earlier *-tu- +‎ *-eh₂ (feminine ending).

    Suffix

    *-tweh₂ f

    1. Forms nouns from verbs

    Inflection

    Thematic in *-eh₂
    singular
    nominative *-tweh₂
    genitive *-tweh₂s
    singular dual plural
    nominative *-tweh₂ *-tweh₂h₁(e) *-tweh₂es
    vocative *-tweh₂ *-tweh₂h₁(e) *-tweh₂es
    accusative *-twām *-tweh₂h₁(e) *-tweh₂m̥s
    genitive *-tweh₂s *? *-tweh₂oHom
    ablative *-tweh₂s *? *-tweh₂mos, *-tweh₂bʰos
    dative *-tweh₂ey *? *-tweh₂mos, *-tweh₂bʰos
    locative *-tweh₂, *-tweh₂i *? *-tweh₂su
    instrumental *-tweh₂h₁ *? *-tweh₂mis, *-tweh₂bʰis

    See also

    Derived terms

    Category Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-tweh₂ not found

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-twāˀ
      • Proto-Slavic: *-tva (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *-þwō (see there for further descendants)