Schwieger
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃviːɡɐ/
noun
Definitions
- (dated) mother-in-law
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German swiger inherited from Old High German swiger inherited from Proto-Germanic *swegrō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swegrō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schwieger- German
- *sweḱruh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *sweḱrúh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *swegrō Proto-Germanic
- svoger Danish
- swigar Old High German
- swiger Old High German
- swiger Middle High German
- vjehërr Albanian
- *swegru gmw-pro
- swāger Middle Low German
- *ueh(u)Vr- Proto-Albanian