Where does “swiger” come from?

swiger (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “swiger”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swiger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic swegrō →