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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German swāger, from Old High German suāgur, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).
Noun
שוואָגער • (shvoger) m, plural שוואָגערס (shvogers), feminine שוועגערין (shvegerin)
- brother-in-law