Where does “fayr” come from?
fayr (Middle English) comes from Old English fæġer, from Proto-West Germanic fagr, from Proto-Germanic fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- — to fasten, place.
fayr (Middle English): fair
Ancestry of “fayr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fæġer | beautiful |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fagr | beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fagraz | suitable, fitting, appropriate, nice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ḱ- | to fasten, place |
Words derived from “fayr”