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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”

  • Schwieger
  • Schwiegertochter
  • Schwiegermutter
  • Schwiegersohn
  • schwieger-
  • Schwiegervater
  • svigerinne
  • svigersøster
  • svigerbror
  • svigerfamilie
  • svigerdatter
  • sviger-
  • svigersønn
  • svigerfar
  • svigermor
  • svigerinne
  • svigerfar
  • svigerbror
  • svigerfamilie
  • svigermor
  • sviger-
  • sviger-
  • svigerdatter
  • svigersøn
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