Where does “zusammenlügen” come from?

zusammenlügen (German) comes from German Lügen, 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.

zusammenlügen (German): to boldly lie

Definitions

  1. to boldly lie

Ancestry of “zusammenlügen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLügenplural of Lüge
2Middle High Germanliegento lie, to say something untrue
3Old High Germanliogan—
4Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
5Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →