Where does “voorliegen” come from?

voorliegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vōre, from Old Dutch furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

voorliegen (Dutch): to lie to, to tell a lie to someone

Definitions

  1. to lie to, to tell a lie to someone

Ancestry of “voorliegen”, step by step

voorliegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
2Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
3Old Dutchfurh—
4Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
5Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →