Schwippschwager

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) co-brother-in-law
2. (masculine, strong) co-brother-in-law

Concepts

brother-in-law

nephew

niece

co-brother-in-law

Synonyms

Schwager

Translations

concuñado

concunhado

beau-frère

schoonbroer

cunhado

bacanak

zwager

behuwdbroeder

schoonbroeder

conhat

cunhada

cuñado

elti

cunyat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃvɪpˌʃvaːɡər/

Etymology

Probably from regional schwippen (“to sway, slant”) + Schwager (“brother-in-law”), thus “deviating, indirect brother-in-law”. For the verb compare Schwips (“tipsiness”). Alternatively a reduplicative ablaut derivation like Mischmasch, Schnickschnack, etc., but the -pp- is more readily explained by the first-mentioned theory.