*swegrō

Runic: ᛊᚹᛖᚷᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈsweɣ.rɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

mother-in-law

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (‘mother-in-law’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.swegrōswegrôz
Acc.swegrǭswegrōz
Gen.swegrōzswegrǫ̂
Dat.swegrōiswegrōmaz
Inst.swegrōswegrōmiz
Voc.swegrōswegrôz

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Descendants

  • *swegru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *sweger (Old Dutch)
      • swēger (Middle Dutch)
        • zweger (Dutch)
  • *swegru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sweġer (Old English)
      • sweȝer (Middle English)
  • *swegru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *sweger, *sweier (Old Frisian)
      • Sweegermuur (Saterland Frisian)
  • *swegru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • swigar (Old High German)
      • swiger (Middle High German)
        • שוויגער (shviger) (Yiddish)
  • *swegru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • swigar (Old High German)
      • swiger (Middle High German)
        • Schwieger (German)
          • Schwiegermutter, Schwiegervater, Schwiegertochter, Schwiegersohn (German)
  • *swegru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *swegar, *swigar (Old Saxon)
      • swēger (Middle Low German)
        • Sweger, Swegermoder (German Low German)
  • 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐍉 (swaihrō) (Gothic)

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