Where does “lîxe” come from?

lîxe (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch liegen, from Middle Dutch liegen, from Old Dutch liegan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lîxe (Jersey Dutch): to lie (to tell a lie)

Definitions

  1. to lie (to tell a lie)

Ancestry of “lîxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliegento lie
2Middle Dutchliegento lie
3Old Dutchlieganto lie, to tell untruth
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 →