Where does “leugan” come from?

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

leugan (Proto-West Germanic): to lie, to tell a falsehood

Definitions

  1. to lie, to tell a falsehood

Ancestry of “leugan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leugan”

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