Where does “Ligen” come from?

Ligen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German lügene, from Old High German lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Ligen (Luxembourgish): lie, falsehood

Definitions

  1. lie, falsehood

Ancestry of “Ligen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlügene—
2Old High Germanluginalie
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 →