English
littlie
From little + -ie.
Formed from little + -ie
Proto-Indo-European *lewd- ‘to bend’
…
Proto-West Germanic *lūtan ‘to bow down’
Proto-West Germanic *lūtil
Old English lȳtel ‘small’
Middle English litel
English little
Today it means
noun A small person or child.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / littlie