Where does “swāger” come from?
swāger (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon swāgar, from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
Ancestry of “swāger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | swāgar | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swēgraz | a male person that came into a family through... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēḱurós | brother-in-law |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |
Words derived from “swāger”