Where does “lütt” come from?

lütt (German) comes from 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-.

lütt (German): small, little

Definitions

  1. small, little

Ancestry of “lütt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanlüttlittle, small
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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz →