Where does “swager” come from?
swager (English) 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.
swager (English): A brother-in-law; A tool that performs swaging
Definitions
- A brother-in-law; A tool that performs swaging
Ancestry of “swager”, step by step
swager traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zwager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwager | brother-in-law |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swager | male in-law |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swāgar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swāgr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēgraz | a male person that came into a family through... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swēḱurós | brother-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |
via English swage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swage | A tool, used by blacksmiths and other... |
| 2 | English | assuage | To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or... |
| 3 | Middle English | aswagen | To cure or assuage; to give relief; To pacify; to... |
| 4 | Old French | asuagier | to appease, to calm |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | assuavio | I sweeten, I 'butter up', I calm |
| 6 | Latin | suāvis | sweet, pleasant, delicious |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |