Where does “littlun” come from?

littlun (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-.

littlun (English): Little one; a child or a young animal

Definitions

  1. Little one; a child or a young animal

Ancestry of “littlun”, step by step

littlun 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 un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz →
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