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Where does “lēogan” come from?

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

lēogan (Old English): to lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error,...

Definitions

  1. to lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error,...

Ancestry of “lēogan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
2Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lēogan”

  • liar
  • lee
  • leeward
  • leeway
  • lier
  • alee
  • inlier
  • leeside
  • leeboard
  • looard
  • leewards
  • nonliar
  • leewardness
  • liȝer
  • lier
  • lieȝer
  • liere
  • lyere
  • lee
  • legher
  • lēgere
  • lēogere
  • lee
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