Where does “швагер” come from?
швагер (Ukrainian) comes from Polish szwagier, from German Schwager, from Middle High German swāger, from Old High German suāgur, from Proto-Germanic swēgraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros — father-in-law.
Ancestry of “швагер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szwagier | brother-in-law |
| 2 | German | Schwager | brother-in-law; in-law; a fairly distant relative... |
| 3 | Middle High German | swāger | — |
| 4 | Old High German | suāgur | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēgraz | a male person that came into a family through... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swēḱurós | brother-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱuros | father-in-law |