Where does “fager” come from?

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

fager (Norwegian Bokmål): fair (of good appearance), pretty

Definitions

  1. fair (of good appearance), pretty

Ancestry of “fager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefagror; beautiful
2Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fagraz →Every word from Old Norse fagr →