Schwager

See also: Schwäger

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swāger, from Old High German swāger, swāgur, from Proto-West Germanic *swāgr, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *swēḱurós (“brother-in-law”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaːɡər/, [ˈʃʋaː.ɡɐ]
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. 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?
  2. (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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Kashubian: szwadżer, szwager
  • → Polish: szwagier
  • → Silesian: szwager

Further reading
  • “Schwager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schwager” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schwager” in Duden online
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