Where does “lieejen” come from?

lieejen (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German lēgen, from Old Saxon liogan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lieejen (Plautdietsch): to lie tell an untruth

Definitions

  1. to lie tell an untruth

Ancestry of “lieejen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlēgen—
2Old Saxonlioganto lie, deceive
3Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →