Where does “fagur” come from?

fagur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- — to fasten, place.

fagur (Icelandic): beautiful, fair

Definitions

  1. beautiful, fair

Ancestry of “fagur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefagror; beautiful
2Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place

Words derived from “fagur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fagraz →Every word from Old Norse fagr →