Where does “fairtrade” come from?

fairtrade (English) comes from English fair, from Middle English fayr, from Old English fæġer, from Proto-West Germanic fagr, from Proto-Germanic fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- — to fasten, place.

fairtrade (English): Produced in such a way that everybody involved in...

Definitions

  1. Produced in such a way that everybody involved in...

Ancestry of “fairtrade”, step by step

fairtrade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfairBeautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure...
2Middle Englishfayrfair
3Old Englishfæġerbeautiful
4Proto-West Germanicfagrbeautiful
5Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place

via English trade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtradeBuying and selling of goods and services on a...
2Middle Englishtradepath, course of conduct
3Middle Low Germantradetrack, course
4Old Saxontradaspoor, track
5Proto-West Germanic*trudo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fagraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fagr →
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