Where does “ljooge” come from?

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

ljooge (Saterland Frisian): to lie tell a falsehood

Definitions

  1. to lie tell a falsehood

Ancestry of “ljooge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianliāga—
2Proto-West Germanicleuganto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →