Where does “dever” come from?
dever (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian djȅver, from Proto-Slavic děverь, from Proto-Indo-European dayh₂wḗr — brother-in-law, husband’s brother.
dever (Serbo-Croatian): brother-in-law
Ancestry of “dever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | djȅver | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | děverь | husband's brother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dayh₂wḗr | brother-in-law, husband’s brother |