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): to tell a lie; to lie; to give false information

Definitions

  1. to tell a lie; to lie; to give false information

Ancestry of “lügen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanliegento lie, to say something untrue
2Old High Germanliogan—
3Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lügen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →