Roots / *lewgʰ-
lewgʰ- “to swear, lie, break oath” Widely accepted speech deception
Source of English lie (falsehood), German lügen
At a Glance
Reconstruction lewgʰ- Meaning “to swear, lie, break oath” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field speech, deception Root for lying/oath-breaking, yielding English lie (falsehood) and German lügen (to lie).
bʰeh₁-mn̥ “utterance, speech” del- “to count, recount, tell” deyḱ-₂ “to show, point out, pronounce solemnly” dhreugh- “to deceive, dream, harm” dʰrewgʰ-mn̥- “a deception, illusion” gerh₂-₂ “to cry, call out” ǵhel-₂ “to call, cry, shout” gʰh₁ew- “to call, invoke” related entry