Where does “lilletå” come from?

lilletå (Danish) comes from Danish tå, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

lilletå (Danish): little toe, pinky toe

Definitions

  1. little toe, pinky toe

Ancestry of “lilletå”, step by step

lilletå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtåtoe
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Danish lille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlillesmall, little, slight; lower case; Denoting a...
2Old Norselítli—
3Old Norselítilllittle, small, short
4Proto-Germanic*lītilaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →