Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swehuraz

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 *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswe.xu.rɑz/

Noun

*swehuraz m

1. father-in-law

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swehuraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swehuraz	*swehurōz, *swehurōs
vocative	*swehur	*swehurōz, *swehurōs
accusative	*swehurą	*swehuranz
genitive	*swehuras, *swehuris	*swehurǫ̂
dative	*swehurai	*swehuramaz
instrumental	*swehurō	*swehuramiz

Related terms

• *swēgraz

Descendants

• Old English: swēor
  • Middle English: sweor
• Old Frisian: swire, *swiār
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: swiāring
• Old Saxon: swiri
  • Middle Low German: swēher, schwēher, swēger
    • German Low German: Sweger
    • → Saterland Frisian: Sweeger
• Old Dutch: *sweor, *swēr
  • Middle Dutch: sweer
    • Dutch: zweer
• Old High German: swehur
  • Middle High German: sweher, swēr, swæher, sweger
    • German: Schwäher, schwieger-
    • Yiddish: שווער (shver)
• Old Norse: *svær
  • Old Swedish: svær
    • Swedish: svär-