Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twikkijan

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

Unknown; related to *twekkōn. Compare also Proto-Slavic *dvigati (“to raise, lift”), which may be related.

Verb

*twikkijan

  1. to fasten, clamp, pin
  2. to pinch, pluck

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *twikkijan
1st sg. past *twikkidā
Infinitive *twikkijan
Genitive infin. *twikkijannjas
Dative infin. *twikkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *twikkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *twikkiju *twikkidā
2nd singular *twikkisi *twikkidēs, *twikkidōs
3rd singular *twikkiþi *twikkidē, *twikkidā
1st plural *twikkijum *twikkidum
2nd plural *twikkiþ *twikkidud
3rd plural *twikkijanþ *twikkidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *twikkijē *twikkidī
2nd singular *twikkijēs *twikkidī
3rd singular *twikkijē *twikkidī
1st plural *twikkijēm *twikkidīm
2nd plural *twikkijēþ *twikkidīd
3rd plural *twikkijēn *twikkidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *twikki
Plural *twikkiþ
Present Past
Participle *twikkijandī *twikkid

Descendants

  • Old English: *twiċċan
    • Middle English: twicchen (preterite twighte)
  • Old Saxon: *twikkian
    • Middle Low German: *twikken, *twicken
      • Low German: twikken
      • German Low German: twicken
  • Old Dutch: *twikken
    • Middle Dutch: *twikken
      • Dutch: twikken
  • Old High German: zwikken, zwicken
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