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Where does “litn” come from?
litn (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz.
litn
(Elfdalian): small
Definitions
small
Ancestry of “litn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
lítill
little, small, short
2
Proto-Germanic
*lītilaz
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