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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

Words derived from “*swāgr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēgraz →