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
Ancestry of “liten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | liden | little, small |
| 2 | Old Norse | lítill | little, small, short |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *lītilaz | — |
Words derived from “liten”