Where does “liegen” come from?

liegen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German liogan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

liegen (Middle High German): to lie, to say something untrue

Definitions

  1. to lie, to say something untrue

Ancestry of “liegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanliogan—
2Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “liegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →
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