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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swegrō
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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 *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweɣ.rɔː/
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *swegrō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *swegrō | *swegrôz | |
| vocative | *swegrō | *swegrôz | |
| accusative | *swegrǭ | *swegrōz | |
| genitive | *swegrōz | *swegrǫ̂ | |
| dative | *swegrōi | *swegrōmaz | |
| instrumental | *swegrō | *swegrōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: sweġer
- Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch: sweger
- Dutch: zweger
- Middle Dutch: sweger
- Old High German: swigar
- Middle High German: swiger
- German: Schwieger, Schwiegermutter
- Yiddish: שוויגער (shviger)
- Middle High German: swiger
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