Where does “liogan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “liogan”, 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 “liogan”

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