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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbelēoganto deceive by lying, be mistaken
2Proto-West Germanicbileuganto belie
3Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →