Where does “lȳt” come from?

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

lȳt (Old English): little, few

Definitions

  1. little, few

Ancestry of “lȳt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
2Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “lȳt”

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