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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *lūg-
Meaning: to offer, to lure
Baltic: *lūg-ā̂- vb., *lū̃g- (-ja-) vb.
Germanic: *luk-ō- vb., *lukk-ō- vb.
Russ. meaning: предлагать, манить
References: WP II 414 f (differently in Pok.)
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *lūg-ā̂- vb., *lū̃g- (-ja-) vb.
Meaning: beg
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: lūgṓti `bitten'
Lettish: lùgt (-dzu) 'bitten, flehen, beten'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *lukōn-, *lukkōn-
Meaning: entice, lure
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: lokka wk. `locken'
Norwegian: lokka vb.
Swedish: locka vb.
Danish: lokke vb.
Old English: loccian `schmeicheln'
Middle Dutch: locken
Dutch: lokken
Middle Low German: lock-vinke; locken 'an-, verlocken, durch Lochspeise, -ruf veranlassen, näher zu kommen'
Old High German: lockōn (8.Jh.) `verlocken'; lucken (um 1000, gilucken, 10.Jh, irlucken 'auffordern', 8.Jh.); lohhōn `streicheln, liebkosen, fürsorgen' (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: locken wk. 'locken, an-, verlocken; durch lockspeise, -ruf anlocken'; lücken, lucken wk. 'locken, verlocken, täuschen'
German: locken
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1192
Root: leugh-1
English meaning: to lie
German meaning: `lügen'
Material: Got. liugan, as. ahd. liogan, ags. lēogan `lügen', aisl. ljūga `lügen, fehlen, fehlschlagen'; ahd. as. lugina, ags. lygen `Lüge', mhd. luc m. `Lug', ahd. luggi, lucki, as. luggi, ags. lycge `lügnerisch' (= slav. lъžь), aisl. lygi f., ahd. lugī f. `Lüge', ags. lyge m. `Lüge' (: slav. lъža `Lüge'); ahd. lougan m., lougna f. `das Leugnen' = aisl. laun f. `ds., Verheimlichung', got. analaugns `verborgen', laugnjan `leugnen' usw.; wohl auch ahd. lochon, j-Verbum lucchen, geminiert aisl. lokka, ags. loccian, mnl. locken, ahd. lockon `locken'; dazu mhd. Gelücke `Glück'?

    lit. lūgoti `bitten', lett. lùgt ds.;

    abg. lъžǫ, lъgati `lügen', lъžь `lügnerisch, Lügner', lъžа `Lüge'.

References: WP. II 415, Wissmann Nom. postverb. 176.
Pages: 686-687
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