What is my wife's sister's husband to me?
Your wife's sister's husband is your co-brother-in-law. English never coined an everyday word for the spouse of your spouse's sibling — two marriages sit in the chain, with a pair of siblings between them — so the genealogical 'co-' label and first names do the work. No blood connects you at any point.
Relationship
Co-brother-in-law
English has no single formal word for this relative — “co-brother-in-law” is the label genealogists use.
- You
- Your wife
- Her sister
- Her husband
From the other side, you are their co-sibling-in-law.
This connection runs through a marriage, not a shared ancestor, so the ancestor chart can't draw it.
The calculator below works out blood relationships through a shared ancestor — use it to explore the rest of your tree.
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This relationship sits outside the shared-ancestor model, so the card above carries the answer and the calculator opens in its default state. Work out any blood relationship with it, or open the full relationship calculator.
FAQs
Is my wife's sister's husband my brother-in-law?+
Strictly no — 'in-law' covers one marriage step. With two marriages in the chain, genealogists say co-brother-in-law.
Who am I to my wife's sister's husband?+
You are their co-sibling-in-law too — the relationship reads the same from both ends.
Does the calculator store my family details?+
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