Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twaijōn

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 *twai- (“two”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*twaijōn

1. to split into two, divide
2. to argue, to have a dispute

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*twaijōn
1st sg. past	*twaijōdā
Infinitive	*twaijōn
Genitive infin.	*twaijōnijas
Dative infin.	*twaijōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*twaijōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*twaijō	*twaijōdā
2nd singular	*twaijōs	*twaijōdēs, *twaijōdōs
3rd singular	*twaijōþ	*twaijōdē, *twaijōdā
1st plural	*twaijōm	*twaijōdum
2nd plural	*twaijōþ	*twaijōdud
3rd plural	*twaijōnþ	*twaijōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*twaijō	*twaijōdī
2nd singular	*twaijōs	*twaijōdī
3rd singular	*twaijō	*twaijōdī
1st plural	*twaijōm	*twaijōdīm
2nd plural	*twaijōþ	*twaijōdīd
3rd plural	*twaijōn	*twaijōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*twaijō
Plural	*twaijōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*twaijōndī	*twaijōd

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *twēōn
  • Middle Low German: tweien, tweigen, twien, twigen, twein, tween
• Old Dutch: *twēon
  • Middle Dutch: twêen, twêyen, twien
    • Dutch: tweeën, twieën (obsolete)
• Old High German: zweiōn
  • Middle High German: zweien