Where does “שווער־און־שוויגער” come from?

שווער־און־שוויגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish און, from Middle High German unt, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

שווער־און־שוויגער (Yiddish): in-laws, parents-in-law

Definitions

  1. in-laws, parents-in-law

Ancestry of “שווער־און־שוויגער”, step by step

שווער־און־שוויגער traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish און

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאוןand
2Middle High Germanuntand
3Old High Germanuntiand
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Yiddish שוויגער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשוויגערmother-in-law
2Middle High Germanswiger—
3Old High Germanswigar—
4Proto-West Germanic*swegrumother-in-law
5Proto-Germanicswegrōmother-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweḱrúh₂mother-in-law
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱurosfather-in-law

via Yiddish שווער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשווערheavy; difficult, hard; rugged
2Middle High Germanswær—
3Old High Germanswārheavy
4Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
5Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →