Where does “leeg” come from?

leeg (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian liāga, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

leeg (North Frisian): to lie, tell an untruth

Definitions

  1. to lie, tell an untruth

Ancestry of “leeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianliāga—
2Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-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 →