Where does “lyve” come from?

lyve (Danish) comes from Old Danish liughæ, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lyve (Danish): to lie; to fib

Definitions

  1. to lie; to fib

Ancestry of “lyve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishliughæ—
2Old Norseljúgato lie, to tell lies
3Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lyve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Old Norse ljúga →