Where does “Lüge” come from?

Lüge (German) comes from Middle High German lüge, from Old High German lugī, from Proto-Germanic lugiz, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Lüge (German): lie

Definitions

  1. lie

Ancestry of “Lüge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlüge—
2Old High Germanlugī—
3Proto-Germaniclugizlie, falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “Lüge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lugiz →Every word from Old High German lugī →