Where does “lille” come from?

lille (Danish) comes from Old Norse lítli, from Old Norse lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz.

lille (Danish): small, little, slight; lower case; Denoting a...

Definitions

  1. small, little, slight; lower case; Denoting a...

Ancestry of “lille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselítli—
2Old Norselítilllittle, small, short
3Proto-Germanic*lītilaz—

Words derived from “lille”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz →Every word from Old Norse lítill →Every word from Old Norse lítli →