Where does “lȳtel” come from?

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

lȳtel (Old English): little

Definitions

  1. little

Ancestry of “lȳtel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclūtilbent; tending to stoop; crouching
2Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “lȳtel”

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