Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēgraz

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swēḱurós (“brother-in-law”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswɛː.ɣrɑz/

Noun

*swēgraz m

a male person that came into a family through marriage
a brother-in-law
a father-in-law

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swēgraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swēgraz	swēgrōz, swēgrōs
vocative	*swēgr	swēgrōz, swēgrōs
accusative	*swēgrą	*swēgranz
genitive	swēgras, swēgris	*swēgrǫ̂
dative	*swēgrai	*swēgramaz
instrumental	*swēgrō	*swēgramiz

Related terms

*swehuraz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *swāgr
- Old Frisian: swāger, swēger
  - Saterland Frisian: Swoager
  - West Frisian: sweager
- Old Saxon: *swāgar
  - Middle Low German: swâger
    - German Low German: Swager
    - Plautdietsch: Schwoaga
    - → Danish: svoger
    - → Swedish: svåger
    - → Gutnish: svåga, svågar, svagur
    - → Norn: svager
- Old Dutch: *swāger
  - Middle Dutch: swager
    - Dutch: zwager
      - Afrikaans: swaer
      - Berbice Creole Dutch: swagri
      - Negerhollands: swaeger
      - → Papiamentu: swa, sua
        → Dutch: swa
      - → Sranan Tongo: swagri
        → Aukan: swagi
        → Caribbean Javanese: swagri
        → Saramaccan: suwági
    - Limburgish: zwaoger
- Old High German: swāgur, suāgur
  - Middle High German: swāger
    - German: Schwager
      - → Czech: švagr
      - → Polish: szwagier
    - Hunsrik: Schwoher
    - Luxembourgish: Schwoer
    - Yiddish: שוואָגער (shvoger)