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Where does “lítinn” come from?
lítinn (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz.
Ancestry of “lítinn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
lítill
little, small, short
2
Proto-Germanic
*lītilaz
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Words derived from “lítinn”
liten
liten
jätteliten
ørliten
knøttliten
litet
liten tuva stjälper ofta stort lass
litenhet
lite
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