English:  Small – [fr. O.E. smael slender, narrow, small, Ger. schmal narrow, also meagre]
               Small minded – selfish, petty, or narrow-minded
Dutch/Danish/Norwegian/Swedish:  Smal – narrow, slender, slim
English:  1Narrow – 1a: of slender width.. 
                                  2: limited in size or scope : RESTRICTED 
                                  3a: illiberal in views  or disposition : PREJUDICED  b: STINGY,  NIGGARDLY 
                                  4a: barely sufficient
              Narrow-minded – lacking in tolerance or breadth of vision : PETTY
English:  Petty - [1393, "small," from O.Fr. petit "small" (see petit).]  
                          1: of little or no importance or consequence, trivial; trifling; inessential:
                           2: of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor  
                          3: having or showing narrow  ideas, interests, etc.;
                          of a narrow-minded, mean, or small-natured disposition or character 
                          4: mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person  
                          5: showing or caused by meanness of spirit  
                          6: of secondary rank, especially in relation to others of the same class or kind

Latin:  Parvulus/parvula/parvulum – (adj) tiny; slight, petty; young  (n) childhood, infancy
           Parvus/parva/parvum – (adj) small, little, puny; short; young; brief, short (time); slight;
                               insignificant, unimportant; low, cheap  (n) a little, trifle; childhood, infancy
 
German:  klein - small 
                kleinkriegen - to cut someon down to size
                kleinlich - petty

German:  Niederlage - (lower situation) defeat
            erniedregend - humiliating, degrading
                niederträchtig - basely, base, despicable, low
 
English: Low - 12: indicating the bottom or the point farthest down:
                          13: lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless.
                          14: providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet
                          19: assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like
                          20: containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches.
                          21:  nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds
                          22: depressed or dejected: low spirits.
                          23: far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth.
                          24: of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect.
                          25: lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression
                          26: mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions
                          27: coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort.

English:  A "low" person - person of few morals and thus insufficient knowledge

English idiom:  Dirty lowdown - dishonest or unfair; vile or despicable; contemptible.

English: To bring someone down - to bring someone to justice

English expression:  To lie low - to conceal oneself

Dutch: vernederen.- humiliate
              nederen - humble down
              neder - down
              laag -- low  

English:  Sneak - [fr. some dialectal survival of Middle English sniken "to creep, crawl,"
                            fr. Old English snīcan to creep; fr. Old Norse snīkja to hanker after,                                                                                       ultimately fr. Proto-Germanic *sneikanan, which is related to the root
                            of snake.]  v.
                          1: to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk
                          2 : to act in a furtive, cowardly, or underhanded way

German:   schleichen – to creep, crawl
                 schleichend – insidious, creeping disease
                 schleichen - to sneak
                 Schleicher - sneak, toady hypocrite
                  Schleichweg - illicit business   
                  beschleichen - to creep up on someone

English:  Snake - [O.E. snaca, fr. P.Gmc. *snakon fr. PIE base *snag-,*sneg- "to crawl,
                            creeping thing"(cf. O.Ir. snaighim "to creep," Lith. snake "snail," O.H.G.
                            snahhan "to creep")]
                         1: any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles ...
                         2: a deceitful and treacherous person; an insidious enemy.
                        Compare snake in the grass.

English slang:  Snake - to scheme; to plot and plan; to steal something

English:  Elf – 1: a small often mischievous fairy 
                        2a: a small creature; esp. a mischievous child   
                          b: a mischievous or malicious person
English:  Fairy - [C14: from Old French faerie fairyland, from feie fairy, from Latin Fāta the Fates; see fate, 1Fay,                                          c.1300, "enchantment, magic," from O.Fr. faerie  "land of fairies, meeting of fairies,                                                             enchantment, magic," from fae "fay," from L. fata (pl.) "the Fates." In reference to a class of                                               supernatural beings, the word is not used before mid-15c. The slang meaning "effeminate male
                            homosexual" is first  recorded 1895. Fairy ring is from 1590s. Fossil sea urchins found on the
                            English downlands were called fairy loaves.]
                         1: an imaginary supernatural being, usually represented in
                          diminutive human form...
                          2: slang a male homosexual
                          3: of or relating to a fairy or fairies  
                          4: resembling a fairy or fairies, esp in being enchanted or delicate
English expression:  Away with the fairies - out of touch with reality

English:  Oaf - [1620s, auf, oph (modern form from 1630s), "a changelin g; a foolish child left by the fairies",
                          from a Scandinavian source such as Norwegian alfr "silly person," in Old Norse "elf" (see elf) 
                          Hence, "a misbegotten, deformed idiot."]

English:  1Puck – [M.E. puke, fr. O.E. puca; akin to O.N. puki – devil] 
                              1: archaic  : a LITTLE evil spirit : demon  
                              2:  a mischievous sprite : hobgoblin :
Scots:  Pouk - miscievous sprite; puck; goblin, evil spirit
           Pouk - a small pit containing water or mud; a deep hole

English:  Descent - 1: the act, process, or fact of moving
                                from a higher to a lower position.
                             Synonyms: falling, sinking;   fall, drop.  
                              2: a downward inclination or slope.
Synonyms: decline, grade, declivity; slant.,
also decrease, drop, plunge, decline, lessening, contraction 
                             6: a sudden raid or hostile attack.
Synonyms: assault, foray; raid, incursion, sneak attack.