Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/hwegr

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *swekrū, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂. Cognate with Latin socrus.

Noun

*hwegr f

1. mother-in-law

Descendants

• Old Cornish: hweger
• Welsh: chwegr