Where does “lieg” come from?
lieg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch liegen, from Middle Dutch liegen, from Old Dutch liegan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
lieg (Afrikaans): to lie
Ancestry of “lieg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | liegen | to lie |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | liegen | to lie |
| 3 | Old Dutch | liegan | to lie, to tell untruth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | leugan | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |