Etymology of the English word belie
the English word belie
using the English prefix be-
derived from the English word lie
derived from the English word lien
derived from the Latin word lien (spleen; spleen from original Latin splen; spleen; diseased, enlarged condition of the spleen)
derived from the Old French word lien
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legh- (to lie, to lay)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *legjanan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leugh-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lugin