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Where does “fæger” come from?

fæger (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- — to fasten, place.

fæger (Old English): beautiful; pleasant; beauty

Definitions

  1. beautiful; pleasant; beauty

Ancestry of “fæger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*fagr—
2Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place
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