Where does “ljuga” come from?

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

ljuga (Swedish): to lie, to tell an untruth

Definitions

  1. to lie, to tell an untruth

Ancestry of “ljuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishliūghato lie; to tell a falsehood
2Old Norseljúgato lie, to tell lies
3Proto-Germanicleuganąto lie, to tell a falsehood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewgʰ-to lie, to tell falsehood

Words derived from “ljuga”

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