Where does “lütt” come from?

lütt (Low German) comes 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 (Low German): little, small

Definitions

  1. little, small

Ancestry of “lütt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lütt”

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