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Where does “luginō” come from?

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

luginō (Proto-Germanic): lie, falsehood

Definitions

  1. lie, falsehood

Ancestry of “luginō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “luginō”

  • Lügner
  • lügnerisch
  • lögn
  • lögnare
  • lög
  • ljuga
  • lyge
  • juge
  • lyve
  • lo
  • lyge
  • heilo
  • ljuga
  • lyga
  • lyve
  • løgn
  • lygen
  • ljúga
  • lauga
  • sundlaug
  • laug
  • ló
  • ljúga
  • laug
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