Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swehuraz

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swehuraz

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 *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswe.xu.rɑz/

Noun

*swehuraz m

1. father-in-law

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swehuraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swehuraz	*swehurōz, *swehurōs
vocative	*swehur	*swehurōz, *swehurōs
accusative	*swehurą	*swehuranz
genitive	*swehuras, *swehuris	*swehurǫ̂
dative	*swehurai	*swehuramaz
instrumental	*swehurō	*swehuramiz

Related terms

• *swēgraz

Descendants

• Old English: swēor
• Old Dutch: *sweor, *swēr
  • Middle Dutch: sweer
    • Dutch: zweer
• Old High German: swehur
  • German: Schwäher, schwieger-
  • Yiddish: שווער‎ (shver)
• Old Norse: *svær
  • Old Swedish: svær
    • Swedish: svär-