Where does “litten” come from?
litten (Middle English) comes from Old Norse líta, from Proto-Germanic wlītaną, from Proto-Germanic wleyd(ʰ)-.
Ancestry of “litten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | líta | look; see |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wlītaną | to see, look |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wleyd(ʰ)- | — |