Where does “*swāgr” come from?
*swāgr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
Ancestry of “*swāgr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swēgraz | a male person that came into a family through... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swēḱurós | brother-in-law |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |