Where does “swāger” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swāger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansuāgur—
2Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “swāger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēgraz →