Where does “liegbeest” come from?

liegbeest (Dutch) comes from Dutch liegen, from Middle Dutch liegen, from Old Dutch liegan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

liegbeest (Dutch): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “liegbeest”, step by step

liegbeest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch liegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliegento lie
2Middle Dutchliegento lie
3Old Dutchlieganto lie, to tell untruth
4Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
5Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

via Dutch beest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbeestAn animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,...
2Middle Dutchbeeste—
3Middle Dutchbesteinflection of best: ## masculine nominative...
4Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
5Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →