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Where does “leugō” come from?

leugō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (h₂)lewgʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

leugō (Proto-Germanic): marriage, arrangement; a binding by oath

Definitions

  1. marriage, arrangement; a binding by oath

Ancestry of “leugō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(h₂)lewgʰeh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “leugō”

  • 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰
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