Where does “snout-fair” come from?

snout-fair (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.

snout-fair (English): Having an attractive face

Definitions

  1. Having an attractive face

Ancestry of “snout-fair”, step by step

snout-fair 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 snout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnoutThe long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a...
2Middle EnglishsnowteAn animal's snout or trunk; The nose of a person;...
3Old Dutchsnūt—
4Proto-Germanicsnūtazsnout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fagraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fagr →