Where does “nephew-in-law” come from?

nephew-in-law (English) comes from English nephew, from Middle English nevew, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepōs, from Proto-Italic nepōts, from Proto-Indo-European népōts — grandson; descendant; nephew.

nephew-in-law (English): Someone's niece's husband

Definitions

  1. Someone's niece's husband

Ancestry of “nephew-in-law”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephewA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or...
2Middle EnglishnevewA nephew; A grandson or granddaughter; Any other...
3Old Frenchneveunephew; grandson
4Latinnepōs—
5Proto-Italicnepōtsgrandson; nephew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannépōtsgrandson; descendant; nephew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European népōts →