Where does “lut” come from?

lut (Middle English) comes from Old English lȳt, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

lut (Middle English): little

Definitions

  1. little

Ancestry of “lut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlȳtlittle, few
2Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz →