deh₂iwḗr

“husband's brother, brother-in-law”

Widely acceptedkinship

brother-in-law

PIE word for husband's brother.‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍ Gives Latin lēvir, Greek dāḗr, Sanskrit devár.

bʰréh₂tēr“brother, male sibling”bʰréh₂tēr-yo-“of a brother, brotherly”dʰeh₁-l-“to suckle, nurse”dʰugh₂tḗr“daughter, female offspring”ǵenh₁-“to beget, to produce, to be born”ǵenH-“to beget, be born, clan”ǵenh₁-es-“race, stock, family line”ǵenh₁-mn̥“birth, offspring, race”