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German
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwager m (strong, genitive Schwagers, plural Schwäger or (rarely) Schwager, feminine Schwägerin)
- 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?
- (loosely) in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
Das ist irgendein entfernter Schwager von mir.- He’s some distant in-law of mine.
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Further reading
- “Schwager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schwager” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schwager” in Duden online