Where does “švagr” come from?

švagr (Czech) comes from Old Czech švagr, from Middle High German swāger, from Old High German suāgur, from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

švagr (Czech): brother-in-law

Definitions

  1. brother-in-law

Ancestry of “švagr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechšvagr—
2Middle High Germanswāger—
3Old High Germansuāgur—
4Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēgraz →