Where does “svärfaster” come from?
svärfaster (Swedish) comes from Swedish faster, from Old Swedish faþur systir, from Old Norse fǫðursystir, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr — blood.
svärfaster (Swedish): aunt-in-law; the paternal aunt of someone's spouse or the wife of someone's paternal aunt or uncle
Definitions
- aunt-in-law; the paternal aunt of someone's spouse or the wife of someone's paternal aunt or uncle
Ancestry of “svärfaster”, step by step
svärfaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish faster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | faster | paternal aunt |
| 2 | Old Swedish | faþur systir | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fǫðursystir | paternal aunt |
| 4 | Old Norse | systir | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swestēr | sister |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |