Where does “beleoȝen” come from?
beleoȝen (Middle English) comes from Old English belēogan, from Proto-West Germanic bileugan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
Ancestry of “beleoȝen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | belēogan | to deceive by lying, be mistaken |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bileugan | to belie |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | leugan | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |