Where does “lēgen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lēgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlioganto lie, deceive
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 “lēgen”

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