Where does “løgner” come from?

løgner (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål løgn, from Danish løgn, from Old Saxon lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

løgner (Norwegian Bokmål): a liar

Definitions

  1. a liar

Ancestry of “løgner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålløgna lie
2Danishløgnlie
3Old Saxonluginafalsehood
4Proto-West Germanic*luginulie, falsehood
5Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luginō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *luginu →
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