Where does “lillebror” come from?

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

lillebror (Danish): little brother

Definitions

  1. little brother

Ancestry of “lillebror”, step by step

lillebror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlillesmall, little, slight; lower case; Denoting a...
2Old Norselítli—
3Old Norselítilllittle, small, short
4Proto-Germanic*lītilaz—

via Danish bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrorbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz →Every word from Old Norse lítill →Every word from Old Norse lítli →