Where does “lügene” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lügene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanluginalie
2Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
3Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lügene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →