Where does “løgnhals” come from?

løgnhals (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.

løgnhals (Danish): someone who tells lies; a liar

Definitions

  1. someone who tells lies; a liar

Ancestry of “løgnhals”, step by step

løgnhals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish løgn

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

via Danish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalsthroat; neck; indefinite genitive singular of hal
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →