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
- to deceive by lying, be mistaken
Ancestry of “belēogan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bileugan | to belie |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | leugan | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |
Words derived from “belēogan”