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