Etymology Explorer › IcelandicWhere does “lygn” come from? lygn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lygn, from Proto-Germanic lugnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
lygn (Icelandic): still, calm; lie, lies, falsehood
Definitions still, calm; lie, lies, falsehood Ancestry of “lygn”, step by step lygn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse lygn Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Norse lygn calm 2 Proto-Germanic lugnijaz — 3 Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- lynx 4 Proto-Indo-European lewk- bright; to shine; to see
via Old Saxon lugina Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Saxon lugina falsehood 2 Proto-West Germanic *luginu lie, falsehood 3 Proto-Germanic luginō lie, falsehood 4 Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- to lie, to tell falsehood
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