Where does “leeje” come from?

leeje (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German liogan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

leeje (Central Franconian): to lie; to tell lies

Definitions

  1. to lie; to tell lies

Ancestry of “leeje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanliogan—
2Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →