brother-in-law · in-law; a fairly distant relative by marriage
çekim: çoğul Schwäger · tamlayan Schwagers
eş: Schwäher, Postillion, Postkutscher
köken: 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”).
aile: verschwägern, Schwippschwager
Ist dieser Schwager der Mann Ihrer Schwester oder der Bruder Ihrer Frau?
köken: Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin cognātus. Doublet of the semi-learned borrowing cognado. The "know-all" sense alludes to the stereotypical behavior of brothers-in-law at Christmas celebrations, weddings and family gatherings.
köken: * The SAOB dictionary states that this is inherited from Old Swedish svāgher, swoger. * From Middle Low German swāger, from Old Saxon *swāgar, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros (“husband's father”).
brother-in-law (the brother of one's spouse, husband of one's sibling or husband of one's spouse's sibling)
çekim: çoğul svogre · tamlayan svogers
köken: From Middle Low German swāger, from Proto-Germanic *swēgraz (“husband's brother”), cognate with German Schwager, Dutch zwager. Swedish svåger is also borrowed from Low German. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swēḱurós (“husband's brother”), related to *swéḱuros (“father-in-law”) (German Schwäher, Latin socer) and *sweḱrúh₂ (“mother-in-law”) (German Schwieger, Latin socrus).