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Where does “Schwiegervater” come from?

Schwiegervater (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.

Schwiegervater (German): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “Schwiegervater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwieger--in-law
2GermanSchwiegermother-in-law
3Middle High Germanswiger—
4Old High Germanswigar—
5Proto-West Germanic*swegru—
6Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
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