Schwäher

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German sweher, from Old High German swehur, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros. Cognate with Old English swēor, Latin socer and Ancient Greek ἑκυρός (hekurós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛːɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈʃveːɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: Schwä‧her === Noun === Schwäher m (strong, genitive Schwähers, plural Schwäher, feminine Schwäherin) (obsolete) brother-in-law Synonym: Schwager (obsolete) father-in-law Synonym: Schwiegervater ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== schwieger- === Further reading === “Schwäher” in Duden online “Schwäher”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Schwäher” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.