Where does “Lügenbold” come from?

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

Lügenbold (German): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “Lügenbold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLügelie
2Middle High Germanlüge—
3Old High Germanlugī—
4Proto-Germaniclugizlie, falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lugiz →Every word from Old High German lugī →