Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swegrō

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swegrō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweɣ.rɔː/

Noun

*swegrō f

1. mother-in-law

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *swegrō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swegrō	*swegrôz
vocative	*swegrō	*swegrôz
accusative	*swegrǭ	*swegrōz
genitive	*swegrōz	*swegrǫ̂
dative	*swegrōi	*swegrōmaz
instrumental	*swegrō	*swegrōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: sweġer
• Old Dutch
  • Middle Dutch: sweger
    • Dutch: zweger
• Old High German: swigar
  • Middle High German: swiger
    • German: Schwieger, Schwiegermutter
    • Yiddish: שוויגער‎ (shviger)