Where does “Schwéiesch” come from?

Schwéiesch (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schwoer, from Middle High German swāger, from Old High German suāgur, from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

Schwéiesch (Luxembourgish): sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. sister-in-law

Ancestry of “Schwéiesch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchwoerbrother-in-law
2Middle High Germanswāger—
3Old High Germansuāgur—
4Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēgraz →