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

Definitions

  1. a lie

Ancestry of “leugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlogene—
2Old Dutchluginalie, falsehood
3Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
4Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “leugen”

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