Where does “lyve” come from?

lyve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish lyve, from Old Danish liughæ, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lyve (Norwegian Bokmål): lie

Definitions

  1. lie

Ancestry of “lyve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlyveto lie; to fib
2Old Danishliughæ—
3Old Norseljúgato lie, to tell lies
4Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Old Norse ljúga →