Where does “Lüttje” come from?
Lüttje (German Low German) comes from German Low German lüttje, from German Low German lütt, from Middle Low German lüttek, from Old Saxon luttik, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
Lüttje (German Low German): A little one; A baby
Ancestry of “Lüttje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German Low German | lüttje | — |
| 2 | German Low German | lütt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lüttek | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | luttik | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |