Where does “Lügen” come from?
Lügen (German) comes from Middle High German liegen, from Old High German liogan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
Lügen (German): plural of Lüge
Ancestry of “Lügen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | liegen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | liogan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | leugan | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |