Where does “fer” come from?

fer (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English fair, from Middle English fayr, from Old English fæġer, from Proto-West Germanic fagr, from Proto-Germanic fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- — to fasten, place.

fer (Serbo-Croatian): fair; fairly

Definitions

  1. fair; fairly

Ancestry of “fer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfairBeautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure...
2Middle Englishfayrfair
3Old Englishfæġerbeautiful
4Proto-West Germanicfagrbeautiful
5Proto-Germanicfagrazsuitable, fitting, appropriate, nice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ḱ-to fasten, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fagraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fagr →