Where does “ljúga” come from?

ljúga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

ljúga (Icelandic): to lie, to tell lies; to lie to someone, to tell...

Definitions

  1. to lie, to tell lies; to lie to someone, to tell...

Ancestry of “ljúga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljúgato lie, to tell lies
2Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganąEvery word from Old Norse ljúga