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Where does “*fagr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*fagr”, step by step

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