Schwager

1. (masculine, strong) brother-in-law
2. (broadly, masculine, strong) in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

schwooger

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃvaːɡər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: swāger

Inherited from Old High German: swāger

In summary

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”).

Concepts

brother-in-law

sister-in-law

brother in law

niece

no

🙅

son-in-law

stepbrother

older brother

younger brother-in-law

sworn brother

one’s brother-in-law

co-brother-in-law

brothers in law

nephew

Synonyms

Schwägerin

Schwippschwager

großer Bruder

Mann der älteren Schwester

Ehemann der Schwester

Bruder des Ehemannes

Angeheirateter

älterer Bruder

Verschwägerter

Schwiegersohn

Translations

beau-frère

cuñado

cognato

zwager

schoonbroer

szwagier

cunyat

cunhado

κουνιάδος

enişte

kayın

levir

bacanak

γαμπρός

kayınbirader