English
Schwieger
Schwieger comes from German Schwieger ‘mother-in-law’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweḱrúh₂‘mother-in-law’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swegrō‘mother-in-law’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050swigar
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350swiger
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchwieger‘mother-in-law’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweḱrúh₂‘mother-in-law’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swegrō‘mother-in-law’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050swigar
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350swiger
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchwieger‘mother-in-law’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ ‘mother-in-law’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sweḱrúh₂ / Schwieger