Where does “sweer” come from?
sweer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sweur, from Proto-Germanic swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
sweer (Middle Dutch): male in-law; father-in-law
Definitions
- male in-law; father-in-law
Ancestry of “sweer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | sweur | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swehuraz | father-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |