Where does “*lugi” come from?

*lugi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lugiz, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

*lugi (Proto-West Germanic): false, lying

Definitions

  1. false, lying

Ancestry of “*lugi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclugizlie, falsehood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “*lugi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lugiz →