Where does “lyge” come from?
lyge (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *lugi, from Proto-Germanic lugiz, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
lyge (Old English): lie, falsehood
Ancestry of “lyge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *lugi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lugiz | lie, falsehood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |
Words derived from “lyge”