Where does “fagr” come from?

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

fagr (Old Norse): or; beautiful

Definitions

  1. or; beautiful

Ancestry of “fagr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place

Words derived from “fagr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fagraz →