Where does “belēogan” come from?

belēogan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bileugan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

belēogan (Old English): to deceive by lying, be mistaken

Definitions

  1. to deceive by lying, be mistaken

Ancestry of “belēogan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbileuganto belie
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 “belēogan”

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