Where does “yerno” come from?

yerno (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish yerno, from Latin gener, from Proto-Italic genros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.

yerno (Spanish): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “yerno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishyerno—
2Latingenerson-in-law
3Proto-Italicgenros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵm̥ros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵem-to marry

Words derived from “yerno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵm̥ros →Every word from Proto-Italic genros →