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Where does “suāgur” come from?

suāgur (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

Ancestry of “suāgur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “suāgur”

  • Schwager
  • szwagier
  • шогор
  • šogor
  • sógor
  • sógorok
  • sógornő
  • swāger
  • švagor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →