Where does “Schwiegermutterzunge” come from?
Schwiegermutterzunge (German) comes from German Schwiegermutter, 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.
Schwiegermutterzunge (German): mother-in-law's tongue
Definitions
- mother-in-law's tongue
Ancestry of “Schwiegermutterzunge”, step by step
Schwiegermutterzunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schwiegermutter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwiegermutter | mother-in-law |
| 2 | German | Schwieger | mother-in-law |
| 3 | Middle High German | swiger | — |
| 4 | Old High German | swigar | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *swegru | mother-in-law |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swegrō | mother-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱrúh₂ | mother-in-law |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |