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Where does “svigerfamilie” come from?

svigerfamilie (Danish) comes from Danish sviger-, from German schwieger-, from German Schwieger, from Middle High German swiger, from Old High German swigar, from Proto-West Germanic *swegru, from Proto-Germanic swegrō, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ — father-in-law.

svigerfamilie (Danish): in-laws

Definitions

  1. in-laws

Ancestry of “svigerfamilie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsviger--in-law
2Germanschwieger--in-law
3GermanSchwiegermother-in-law
4Middle High Germanswiger—
5Old High Germanswigar—
6Proto-West Germanic*swegru—
7Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
8Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →