Where does “lyts” come from?

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

lyts (West Frisian): small, little, diminutive, small in mass; simple,...

Definitions

  1. small, little, diminutive, small in mass; simple,...

Ancestry of “lyts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*lit—
2Proto-West Germaniclūtilbent; tending to stoop; crouching
3Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “lyts”

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