Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lūtil

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *lutil, *luttil

Etymology

From *lūtan +‎ *-il.

Adjective

*lūtil

1. bent; tending to stoop; crouching
2. little

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*lūtil
Genitive	*lūtilas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*lūtil	*lūtilu	*lūtil
Accusative	*lūtilanā	*lūtilā	*lūtil
Genitive	*lūtilas	*lūtileʀā	*lūtilas
Dative	*lūtilumē	*lūtileʀē	*lūtilumē
Instrumental	*lūtilu	*lūtileʀu	*lūtilu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*lūtilē	*lūtilō	*lūtilu
Accusative	*lūtilā	*lūtilā	*lūtilu
Genitive	*lūtileʀō	*lūtileʀō	*lūtileʀō
Dative	*lūtilēm, *lūtilum	*lūtilēm, *lūtilum	*lūtilēm, *lūtilum
Instrumental	*lūtilēm, *lūtilum	*lūtilēm, *lūtilum	*lūtilēm, *lūtilum

Synonyms

• *lītil

Related terms

• *luttik
• *lutti

Descendants

• Old English: lȳtel; lȳt, lyt
  • Middle English: lütil, lytel, litel; lyte, lite; lüt, lyt, lit
    • Scots: lytil; litil
    • English: little; lite
• Old Frisian: *lit, lītik, littik
  • Saterland Frisian: litje
  • West Frisian: lyts
• Old Saxon: luttil; lūt, lut, liut, luttic, luttik
  • Middle Low German: lüttel; lüttik, lutich; lüttinc
    • Low German: lütt, lüttje
• Old Dutch: *luttil; *lut, luttik
  • Middle Dutch: lettel, luttel; *lut; luttik
    • Dutch: luttel; lutje
    • West Flemish: lette(l); letje
• Old High German: luzil, luzzil, liuzil; *luz > luzzen, luzzīc, luzzīg; luzzi
  • Middle High German: lüzzel, lützel; lützen
    • German: lützel (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Middle High German: Lützelburc
      • Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg