Schwager
See also: Schwäger
German
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwager m (genitive Schwagers, plural Schwäger, female Schwägerin)
- brother-in-law
- Ist dieser Schwager der Mann Ihrer Schwester oder der Bruder Ihrer Frau?
- Is this brother-in-law your sister’s husband or your wife’s brother?
- (loosely) in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
- Das ist irgendein entfernter Schwager von mir.
- He’s some distant in-law of mine.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Schwager” in Duden online
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