Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leugārī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leugārijaz (“liar”), from *leuganą (“to lie”) +‎ *-ārijaz. Equivalent to *leugan +‎ *-ārī. Cognate with Old Norse ljúgari (“liar”), Icelandic lygari (“liar”).

Noun

*leugārī m

1. liar

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*leugārī
Genitive	*leugārijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*leugārī	*leugārijō, *leugārijōs
Accusative	*leugārī	*leugārijā
Genitive	*leugārijas	*leugārijō
Dative	*leugārijē	*leugārijum
Instrumental	*leugāriju	*leugārijum

Descendants

• Old English: lēogere, lēgere — Anglian
  • Middle English: legher, lyere, liȝer
    • English: liar
    • Scots: leyar, lear, liear, lyar
• Old Frisian: *liāger
  • West Frisian: liger
• Old Saxon: *liogāri
  • Middle Low German: lēgære, lēgēre
• Old Dutch: *liegāri
  • Middle Dutch: lieger
    • Dutch: lieger
• Old High German: liogāri, liugāri, liogari
  • Middle High German: liegære, lieger
    • German: Lüger (archaic)