Etymology

Expanded from earlier Schwieger ‎(“mother-in-law”), from Old High German swigar, from Proto-Indo-European *sweḱruh₂- ‎(“woman's mother-in-law”) (compare *swéḱuros ‎(“woman's father-in-law”)). Synchronically analyzable as schwieger- +‎ Mutter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃviːɡɐˌmʊtɐ/