Where does “svigerbror” come from?
svigerbror (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sviger-, from German schwieger-, from German Schwieger, from Middle High German swiger, from Old High German swigar, from Proto-West Germanic *swegru, from Proto-Germanic swegrō, from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂ — father-in-law.
svigerbror (Norwegian Bokmål): a brother-in-law
Definitions
- a brother-in-law
Ancestry of “svigerbror”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sviger- | -in-law |
| 2 | German | schwieger- | -in-law |
| 3 | German | Schwieger | mother-in-law |
| 4 | Middle High German | swiger | — |
| 5 | Old High German | swigar | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *swegru | mother-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swegrō | mother-in-law |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sweḱrúh₂ | mother-in-law |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |