Where does “swa” come from?
swa (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch zwager, from Middle Dutch swager, from Old Dutch swāgar, from Proto-West Germanic *swāgr, from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
swa (Papiamentu): friend, pal, comrade; brother-in-law
Definitions
- friend, pal, comrade; brother-in-law
Ancestry of “swa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zwager | brother-in-law |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swager | male in-law |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swāgar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swāgr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēgraz | a male person that came into a family through... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swēḱurós | brother-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |