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”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswe.xu.rɑz/

Noun

*swehuraz m[1]

  1. father-in-law

Inflection

Declension 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

Descendants

  • Old English: swēor
  • 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
  • Old High German: swehur
  • Old Norse: *svær
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐌰 (swaihra)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swehra(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 498
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