Where does “Schwiegergeschwister” come from?

Schwiegergeschwister (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

Schwiegergeschwister (German): (only attested in the plural) sibling-in-law

Definitions

  1. (only attested in the plural) sibling-in-law

Ancestry of “Schwiegergeschwister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwieger--in-law
2GermanSchwiegermother-in-law
3Middle High Germanswiger—
4Old High Germanswigar—
5Proto-West Germanic*swegrumother-in-law
6Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic swegrō →
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