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
Ancestry of “lȳtel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “lȳtel”