Where does “svigersøn” come from?

svigersøn (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.

svigersøn (Danish): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “svigersøn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsviger--in-law
2Germanschwieger--in-law
3GermanSchwiegermother-in-law
4Middle High Germanswiger
5Old High Germanswigar
6Proto-West Germanic*swegrumother-in-law
7Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
8Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱurosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic swegrō