Where does “løgn” come from?
løgn (Danish) comes from Old Saxon lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
løgn (Danish): lie
Ancestry of “løgn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | lugina | falsehood |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *luginu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | luginō | lie, falsehood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |