Where does “svær” come from?
svær (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse svær, from Proto-Germanic swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
Ancestry of “svær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | svær | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swehuraz | father-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |
Words derived from “svær”