Where does “liugha” come from?
liugha (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.
Ancestry of “liugha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ljúga | to lie, to tell lies |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | leuganą | to lie, to tell a falsehood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewgʰ- | to lie, to tell falsehood |