Where does “leuen” come from?

leuen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch leugen, from Middle Dutch logene, from Old Dutch lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

leuen (Afrikaans): lie intentionally false statement

Definitions

  1. lie intentionally false statement

Ancestry of “leuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleugena lie
2Middle Dutchlogene—
3Old Dutchluginalie, falsehood
4Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
5Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →