Where does “liogan” come from?
liogan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
liogan (Old Saxon): to lie, deceive
Ancestry of “liogan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | leugan | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |