Where does “swegrō” come from?

swegrō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.

swegrō (Proto-Germanic): mother-in-law

Definitions

  1. mother-in-law

Ancestry of “swegrō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “swegrō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱurosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sweḱrúh₂