Schwager

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaːɡər/, [ˈʃʋaː.ɡɐ]

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Schwager m (strong, genitive Schwagers, plural Schwäger or (rarely) Schwager, feminine Schwägerin)

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.

• verschwägern
• Schwippschwager

• → Kashubian: szwadżer, szwager
• → Polish: szwagier
  • → Belarusian: шва́ґер (švágjer)
  • → Ukrainian: шва́ґер (šváger)
• → Silesian: szwager

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