Where does “swelijō” come from?

swelijō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

swelijō (Proto-Germanic): sister's husband

Definitions

  1. sister's husband

Ancestry of “swelijō”, step by step

swelijō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European swé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Proto-Indo-European swélyō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswélyō—

Words derived from “swelijō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →