Where does “ליגנער” come from?
ליגנער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ליגן, from Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from Old High German liggen, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
ליגנער (Yiddish): liar
Ancestry of “ליגנער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | ליגן | to lie; to lie, to be located, to be; lie |
| 2 | Middle High German | ligen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ligen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | liggen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | liggjan | to lie, to rest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ligjaną | to lie, to rest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |