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Where does “liffuæ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “liffuæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljúgato lie, to tell lies
2Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “liffuæ”

  • lyve
  • lyve
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