Where does “*lit” come from?

*lit (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic lūtil, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “*lit”, 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 “*lit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic burgzEvery word from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz