Where does “Lügengeschichte” come from?
Lügengeschichte (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.
Lügengeschichte (German): cock-and-bull story fanciful story
Definitions
- cock-and-bull story fanciful story
Ancestry of “Lügengeschichte”, step by step
Lügengeschichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lüge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lüge | lie |
| 2 | Middle High German | lüge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lugī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lugiz | lie, falsehood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |
via German geschichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschichte | history |
| 2 | Middle High German | geschicht(e) | event, struggle, story, history |
| 3 | Old High German | gisciht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |