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Where does “nonliar” come from?

nonliar (English) comes from English liar, from Middle English lier, from Old English lēgere, from Old English lēogan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

nonliar (English): One who is not a liar

Definitions

  1. One who is not a liar

Ancestry of “nonliar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliarOne who tells lies; A swabber responsible for...
2Middle Englishlier—
3Old Englishlēgere—
4Old Englishlēoganto lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error,...
5Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
6Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
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