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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | swigar | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swegru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swegrō | mother-in-law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱrúh₂ | mother-in-law |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |
Words derived from “swiger”