Where does “lûxe” come from?

lûxe (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch leugen, from Middle Dutch logene, from Old Dutch lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lûxe (Jersey Dutch): A lie

Definitions

  1. A lie

Ancestry of “lûxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleugena lie
2Middle Dutchlogene—
3Old Dutchluginalie, falsehood
4Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
5Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →