Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twekkōn

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 *twikkijan.

Verb

*twekkōn

to fasten; clamp; pin
to pinch; pluck

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*twekkōn
1st sg. past	*twekkōdā
Infinitive	*twekkōn
Genitive infin.	*twekkōnijas
Dative infin.	*twekkōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*twekkōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*twekkō	*twekkōdā
2nd singular	*twekkōs	twekkōdēs, twekkōdōs
3rd singular	*twekkōþ	twekkōdē, twekkōdā
1st plural	*twekkōm	*twekkōdum
2nd plural	*twekkōþ	*twekkōdud
3rd plural	*twekkōnþ	*twekkōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*twekkō	*twekkōdī
2nd singular	*twekkōs	*twekkōdī
3rd singular	*twekkō	*twekkōdī
1st plural	*twekkōm	*twekkōdīm
2nd plural	*twekkōþ	*twekkōdīd
3rd plural	*twekkōn	*twekkōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*twekkō
Plural	*twekkōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*twekkōndī	*twekkōd

Alternative reconstructions

*twikkōn

Related terms

*twikkijan

Descendants

Old English: twiccian
- Middle English: twikken
  - English: tweak
    - English: tweag, tweague
  - Scots: twik
Old High German: zwekkōn, zweckōn, zwecchōn; (zwigōn)
- Middle High German: zwecken
  - German: zwecken