brother-in-lawe
Middle English
/ˈbroːðər in lau̯(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- The brother of one's spouse.
- The husband of one's sibling.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English brother + Middle English in + Middle English lawe.
Origin
Middle English
lawe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brother English
- brother-in-law English
- co-brother-in-law English
- in English
- inn English
- law English
- *h₁én Proto-Indo-European
- brōþor Old English
- in Old English
- inn Old English
- lagu Old English
- brother Middle English
- brotheren Middle English
- brotherhede Middle English
- brotherles Middle English
- brotherly Middle English
- brothers Middle English
- brotherwort Middle English
- in Middle English
- in-to Middle English
- inward Middle English
- lawday Middle English
- lawe Middle English
- laweful Middle English
- laweles Middle English
- laweliche Middle English
- lawely Middle English
- lawier Middle English
- suster-in-lawe Middle English
- brither Scots