Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-tweh₂

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Alternative forms

• *-tuh₂

Etymology

Earlier *-tu- +‎ *-eh₂ (feminine ending).

Suffix

*-tweh₂ f

1. Forms nouns from verbs

Inflection

Thematic in *-eh₂
	singular
nominative	*-tweh₂
genitive	*-tweh₂s
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-tweh₂	*-tweh₂h₁(e)	*-tweh₂es
vocative	*-tweh₂	*-tweh₂h₁(e)	*-tweh₂es
accusative	*-twām	*-tweh₂h₁(e)	*-tweh₂m̥s
genitive	*-tweh₂s	*?	*-tweh₂oHom
ablative	*-tweh₂s	*?	*-tweh₂mos
dative	*-tweh₂ey	*?	*-tweh₂mos
locative	*-tweh₂, *-tweh₂i	*?	*-tweh₂su
instrumental	*-tweh₂h₁	*?	*-tweh₂mis

See also

• *-tus
• *-tis

Derived terms

Category Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-tweh₂ not found

Descendants

• Proto-Balto-Slavic: *-twāˀ
  • Proto-Slavic: *-tva (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *-þwō (see there for further descendants)