Where does “ljúga” come from?

ljúga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

ljúga (Old Norse): to lie, to tell lies

Definitions

  1. to lie, to tell lies

Ancestry of “ljúga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ljúga”

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