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Where does “lugināri” come from?

lugināri (Old High German) comes from Old High German lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic luginō, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

Ancestry of “lugināri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanluginalie
2Proto-West Germanic*luginu—
3Proto-Germanicluginōlie, falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lugināri”

  • lügnerisch
  • Lügner
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