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

1. 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

• *twīflijan
• *twīflōn

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