Where does “Lügenjournalismus” come from?

Lügenjournalismus (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.

Lügenjournalismus (German): lying journalism

Definitions

  1. lying journalism

Ancestry of “Lügenjournalismus”, step by step

Lügenjournalismus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lüge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLügelie
2Middle High Germanlüge—
3Old High Germanlugī—
4Proto-Germaniclugizlie, falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

via German Journalismus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJournalismusjournalism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lugiz →Every word from Old High German lugī →