Where does “Ligener” come from?

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

Ligener (Luxembourgish): liar

Definitions

  1. liar

Ancestry of “Ligener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLügnerliar
2Old High Germanlugināri—
3Old High Germanluginalie
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 →