Where does “fagurfræði” come from?

fagurfræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fræði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

fagurfræði (Icelandic): aesthetics

Definitions

  1. aesthetics

Ancestry of “fagurfræði”, step by step

fagurfræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fræði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfræðiscience, studies; inflection of fræða: ##...
2Old Norsefrœði—
3Proto-Germanicfrōdį̄wisdom, understanding
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Icelandic fagur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfagurbeautiful, fair
2Old Norsefagror; beautiful
3Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄ →