Where does “swaer” come from?

swaer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zwager, from Middle Dutch swager, from Old Dutch swāgar, from Proto-West Germanic *swāgr, from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

swaer (Afrikaans): brother-in-law

Definitions

  1. brother-in-law

Ancestry of “swaer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwagerbrother-in-law
2Middle Dutchswagermale in-law
3Old Dutchswāgar—
4Proto-West Germanic*swāgr—
5Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēgraz →