Where does “līeġnan” come from?
līeġnan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *laugnijan, from Proto-Germanic laugnijaną, from Proto-Germanic laugnō — secrecy.
līeġnan (Old English): to deny; conceal
Ancestry of “līeġnan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *laugnijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laugnijaną | to conceal; gainsay; deny |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laugnō | secrecy |
Words derived from “līeġnan”