Where does “svärförälder” come from?

svärförälder (Swedish) comes from Swedish svår, from Old Swedish svar, from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

svärförälder (Swedish): a parent-in-law

Definitions

  1. a parent-in-law

Ancestry of “svärförälder”, step by step

svärförälder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvårhard; difficult; troublesome and of bad temper;...
2Old Swedishsvar—
3Old Norsesvárrhard, heavy
4Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Swedish förälder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishföräldera parent
2Old Swedishførældrar—
3Old Norseforellri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Old Norse svárr →