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Where does “lugī” come from?

lugī (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic lugiz, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Ancestry of “lugī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclugizlie, falsehood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lugī”

  • Lügner
  • lügnerisch
  • Lüge
  • Lügenpresse
  • lugināri
  • lugina
  • luge
  • lügene
  • lüge
  • Ligen
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