Where does “swāgur” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swāgur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēgraz →
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