Where does “Lögen” come from?

Lögen (Low German) comes 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.

Lögen (Low German): lie, falsehood

Definitions

  1. lie, falsehood

Ancestry of “Lögen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlogene—
2Old Dutchluginalie, falsehood
3Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
4Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
5Proto-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 →