Where does “Schwiegersohn” come from?

Schwiegersohn (German) comes 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.

Schwiegersohn (German): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “Schwiegersohn”, step by step

Schwiegersohn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwieger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwiegermother-in-law
2Middle High Germanswiger—
3Old High Germanswigar—
4Proto-West Germanic*swegrumother-in-law
5Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

via German sohn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansohnson
2Middle High Germansunson
3Old High Germansun—
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic swegrō →