Where does “ferlytsing” come from?
ferlytsing (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian ferlytsje, from West Frisian lyts, from Old Frisian *lit, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
ferlytsing (West Frisian): reduction, making smaller
Definitions
- reduction, making smaller
Ancestry of “ferlytsing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | ferlytsje | to reduce, to make smaller |
| 2 | West Frisian | lyts | small, little, diminutive, small in mass; simple,... |
| 3 | Old Frisian | *lit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | bent; tending to stoop; crouching |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |