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
- tiny, very small, very little
Ancestry of “örlítill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | ör | arrow; directed edge, arrow, arc; scar |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫr | arrow; inflection of ǫrr:
## positive degree... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arhwō | arrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érkʷo- | bow, arrow |