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Where does “logene” come from?

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

Ancestry of “logene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlugina—
2Proto-West Germanic*luginu—
3Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “logene”

  • leugen
  • leugenliteratuur
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