Where does “liten” come from?

liten (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish liden, from Old Norse lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz.

liten (Norwegian Bokmål): small, little not large

Definitions

  1. small, little not large

Ancestry of “liten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlidenlittle, small
2Old Norselítilllittle, small, short
3Proto-Germanic*lītilaz—

Words derived from “liten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz →Every word from Old Norse lítill →Every word from Danish liden →