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Where does “sviger-” come from?

sviger- (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

sviger- (Norwegian Nynorsk): -in-law

Definitions

  1. -in-law

Ancestry of “sviger-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwieger--in-law
2GermanSchwiegermother-in-law
3Middle High Germanswiger—
4Old High Germanswigar—
5Proto-West Germanic*swegru—
6Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “sviger-”

  • svigerinne
  • svigerbror
  • svigerfamilie
  • svigerfar
  • svigermor
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