Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “leugan”

44 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic leugan — including liar, lee, leeward, leeway, lier, alee, inlier, leeside.

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English (13)

Middle English (8)

Old English (5)

German (4)

Dutch (3)

Middle Dutch (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Scots (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)