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 reconstructions

*lutil, *luttil

Etymology

From *lūtan +‎ *-il. See also Proto-Germanic *lītilaz.

Adjective

*lūtil

bent; tending to stoop; crouching
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