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Where does “sweor” come from?

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

sweor (Old English): father-in-law; cousin; pillar; column

Definitions

  1. father-in-law; cousin; pillar; column

Ancestry of “sweor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswehurazfather-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →