Where does “lögn” come from?

lögn (Swedish) comes from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

lögn (Swedish): a lie

Definitions

  1. a lie

Ancestry of “lögn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseljúgato lie, to tell lies
2Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “lögn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Old Norse ljúga →