Where does “alt-lit” come from?

alt-lit (English) comes from English lit, from Middle English lit, from Old English lȳt, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

alt-lit (English): a literary movement influenced by internet culture, social media and online publishing that emerged in the 2010s

Definitions

  1. a literary movement influenced by internet culture, social media and online publishing that emerged in the 2010s

Ancestry of “alt-lit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlitsimple past tense and past participle of light;...
2Middle EnglishlitAlternative form of light
3Old Englishlȳtlittle, few
4Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →