Schwiegermutter

See also: Schwiegermütter

German

Etymology

Expanded from earlier Schwieger (“mother-in-law”), from Old High German swigar, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱruh₂- (“woman's mother-in-law”) (compare *swéḱuros (“woman's father-in-law”)). Synchronically analyzable as schwieger- +‎ Mutter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃviːɡɐˌmʊtɐ/
Hyphenation: Schwie‧ger‧mut‧ter
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Noun

Schwiegermutter f (genitive Schwiegermutter, plural Schwiegermütter)

mother-in-law

Synonyms

Schwieger

Coordinate terms

Schwiegersohn
Schwiegertochter
Schwiegervater, Schwäher