Where does “løgnagtig” come from?

løgnagtig (Danish) comes from Danish løgn, from Old Saxon lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

løgnagtig (Danish): lying, mendacious, deceitful

Definitions

  1. lying, mendacious, deceitful

Ancestry of “løgnagtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishløgnlie
2Old Saxonluginafalsehood
3Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
4Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “løgnagtig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →