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Where does “swēr” come from?

swēr (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

Ancestry of “swēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswehurazfather-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “swēr”

  • sweer
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