Where does “*luginu” come from?

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

*luginu (Proto-West Germanic): lie, falsehood

Definitions

  1. lie, falsehood

Ancestry of “*luginu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*luginu”

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