Where does “lēogere” come from?

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

lēogere (Old English): liar, false witness, hypocrite

Definitions

  1. liar, false witness, hypocrite

Ancestry of “lēogere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēoganto lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error,...
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 “lēogere”

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