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
Ancestry of “Ligen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lügene | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lugina | lie |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *luginu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luginō | lie, falsehood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |