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Where does “*swegru” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*swegru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
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