myEtymology.com: English etymology of lie

1. Etymology of the English word lie

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 Latin word ligamen (bandage; string, fastening)

derived from the Late Latin word ligare (to bind; to tie; bind, tie, fasten)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leig-

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

Danish ligge, Dutch liggen, Dutch liegen, German liegen, German lügen, Gothic ligan, Icelandic liggja, Icelandic ljúga, Nynorsk liddja, Riksmal ligge, Swedish ligga, Swedish ljuga

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derived from the English word lie

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