Where does “lee” come from?

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

lee (Scots): To lie

Definitions

  1. To lie

Ancestry of “lee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēoganto lie, deceive, belie, betray, be in error,...
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 →