fair
German (Berlin)
/fɛːr/
adj
Definitions
- (especially) fair just, honest, equitable, adequate
Etymology
Borrowed from English fair derived from Old English fæġer (beautiful) derived from *fagr derived from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (nice, fitting, suitable).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fagraz
Gloss
nice, fitting, suitable
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fairbank English
- Fairbanks English
- Mayfair English
- fair English
- fair-goer English
- fair-handed English
- fair-minded English
- fairdom English
- fairest English
- fairgoer English
- fairground English
- fairgrounds English
- fairhanded English
- fairheaded English
- fairhood English
- fairish English
- fairlead English
- fairleader English
- fairlike English
- fairling English
- fairly English
- fairmaid English
- fairminded English
- fairness English
- fairsome English
- fairwater English
- fairway English
- funfair English
- hyperfair English
- unfair English
- fairerweise German
- unfair German
- fair Hungarian
- *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ph₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *fagraz Proto-Germanic
- fair Polish
- fæger Old English
- fægernes Old English
- fægerra Old English
- fæġer Old English
- unfæger Old English
- fayr Middle English
- fagr Old Norse
- fér Czech
- fer Serbo-Croatian
- fagar Old High German
- 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 Gothic
- *fagr gmw-pro
- fagar Old Saxon