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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low Germanlütt—
2Middle Low Germanlüttek—
3Old Saxonluttik—
4Proto-West Germaniclūtilbent; tending to stoop; crouching
5Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “lüttje”

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