Where does “løgnagtighed” come from?

løgnagtighed (Danish) comes from Danish løgnagtig, 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.

løgnagtighed (Danish): mendacity, dishonesty

Definitions

  1. mendacity, dishonesty

Ancestry of “løgnagtighed”, step by step

løgnagtighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish løgnagtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishløgnagtiglying, mendacious, deceitful
2Danishløgnlie
3Old Saxonluginafalsehood
4Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
5Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →