Where does “שוואָגער” come from?

שוואָגער (Yiddish) comes 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.

שוואָגער (Yiddish): brother-in-law

Definitions

  1. brother-in-law

Ancestry of “שוואָגער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswāger—
2Old High Germansuāgur—
3Proto-Germanicswēgraza male person that came into a family through...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēḱurósbrother-in-law
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱuros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēḱurós →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēgraz →
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