Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twīflōn

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 *twīfl (“doubt”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*twīflōn

to doubt

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*twīflōn
1st sg. past	*twīflōdā
Infinitive	*twīflōn
Genitive infin.	*twīflōnijas
Dative infin.	*twīflōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*twīflōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*twīflō	*twīflōdā
2nd singular	*twīflōs	twīflōdēs, twīflōdōs
3rd singular	*twīflōþ	twīflōdē, twīflōdā
1st plural	*twīflōm	*twīflōdum
2nd plural	*twīflōþ	*twīflōdud
3rd plural	*twīflōnþ	*twīflōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*twīflō	*twīflōdī
2nd singular	*twīflōs	*twīflōdī
3rd singular	*twīflō	*twīflōdī
1st plural	*twīflōm	*twīflōdīm
2nd plural	*twīflōþ	*twīflōdīd
3rd plural	*twīflōn	*twīflōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*twīflō
Plural	*twīflōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*twīflōndī	*twīflōd

Related terms

*twīflijan

Descendants

Old Frisian: *twīflia
- West Frisian: twivelje
Old Saxon: twīflōn
- Middle Low German: twivelen (merged with descendant of *twīflijan)
  - Low German: twiefeln
Old High German: zwīfalōn, zwīvalōn
- Middle High German: zwīveln (merged with descendant of *twīflijan)
  - German: zweifeln