Where does “örlítill” come from?

örlítill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ör, from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

örlítill (Icelandic): tiny, very small, very little

Definitions

  1. tiny, very small, very little

Ancestry of “örlítill”, step by step

örlítill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicörarrow; directed edge, arrow, arc; scar
2Old Norseǫrarrow; inflection of ǫrr: ## positive degree...
3Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

via Icelandic lítill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclítillshort, small; little, insignificant
2Old Norselítilllittle, small, short
3Proto-Germanic*lītilaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →Every word from Old Norse ǫr →