Where does “little name” come from?

little name (English) comes from English little, from Middle English litel, from Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

little name (English): A pet name one is called when one is little or young

Definitions

  1. A pet name one is called when one is little or young

Ancestry of “little name”, step by step

little name traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English little

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlittleSmall in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young
2Middle Englishlitellittle
3Old Englishlȳtellittle
4Proto-West Germaniclūtilbent; tending to stoop; crouching
5Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via English ñame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishñameSynonym of name
2Middle Englishnamename
3Old Englishnamaname; noun
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz →