Where does “lüge” come from?

lüge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lugī, from Proto-Germanic lugiz, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Ancestry of “lüge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlugī—
2Proto-Germaniclugizlie, falsehood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lüge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lugiz →Every word from Old High German lugī →