Where does “logen” come from?

logen (Dutch) comes from Dutch loog, from Middle English loghe, from Old Dutch lōga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

logen (Dutch): to leach, to lime

Definitions

  1. to leach, to lime

Ancestry of “logen”, step by step

logen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlooglye
2Middle Englishloghe—
3Old Dutchlōga—
4Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Middle Dutch logene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlogene—
2Old Dutchluginalie, falsehood
3Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
4Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →