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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *swila-z
Meaning: a relation
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: pl. svilar m. `Schwäger von Schwestern'
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *(a)swel-
Meaning: brother-in-law
Old Greek: pl. aélioi̯, ai̯élioi̯ 'brothers-in-law, whose wives are sisters' Eust., EM, aílioi = sǘŋgambroi Hsch.; pl. eilíones 'id' Pollux (LS 486: Prob. metri gr. for *elíones, cf. aélioi)
Germanic: *swil-a- m.
Russ. meaning: свояк
References: WP II 533
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1931
Root: su̯e-lo-, su̯elii̯o(n)-
English meaning: a k. of relation
German meaning: `Schwäger, die Schwestern zu Frauen haben'
Material: Gr. ἀέλιοι (ἀ- cop., vgl. ahd. ge- in ge-swīo `Schwestermann': swīo), αἴλιοι, εἰλίονες (für zu erwartendes *ἑλίονες) ds. (Hes., Poll.);

    aisl. svilar Pl. ds., Sg. svili `Schwager';

    zum Reflexivum *se, seu̯e-.

References: WP. II 533, Specht Ursprung 166, Frisk 24.
Pages: 1046
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