Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twīfl

This Proto-West Germanic 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twīflaz.

Noun

*twīfl m

doubt
Synonym: *twihō

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*twīfl
Genitive	*twīflas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*twīfl	twīflō, twīflōs
Accusative	*twīfl	*twīflā
Genitive	*twīflas	*twīflō
Dative	*twīflē	*twīflum
Instrumental	*twīflu	*twīflum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Frisian: twīfil, twīvel
- Saterland Frisian: Twieuwel
- West Frisian: twivel
Old Saxon: *twīfal
- Middle Low German: twīvel, twīfel
  - → Danish: tvivl
  - → Swedish: tvivel
  - → Norwegian Bokmål: tvil
  - → Norwegian Nynorsk: tvil
Old Dutch: twīfal
- Middle Dutch: twivel, twifel
  - Dutch: twijfel
  - Limburgish: twiefel
Old High German: zwīfal
- Middle High German: zwīvel
  - German: Zweifel
  - Luxembourgish: Zweiwel