Where does “leugen” come from?
leugen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch logene, from Old Dutch lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
leugen (Dutch): a lie
Ancestry of “leugen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | logene | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lugina | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *luginu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luginō | lie, falsehood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |
Words derived from “leugen”