Where does “Lügner” come from?

Lügner (German) comes from Old High German lugināri, from Old High German lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Lügner (German): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “Lügner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlugināri—
2Old High Germanluginalie
3Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
4Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “Lügner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →