Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German swāger, from Old High German suāgur, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (husband's brother), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (husband's father).

Noun edit

שוואָגער (shvogerm, plural שוואָגערס (shvogers), feminine שוועגערין (shvegerin)

  1. brother-in-law