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”

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