English word fair comes from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱrós, Proto-Germanic - raz, and later Proto-Germanic *fagraz (Suitable, fitting, appropriate, nice.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ph₂ḱrós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| - raz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *fagraz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Suitable, fitting, appropriate, nice. |
| fæger | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Beautiful, good-looking, attractive. |
| fæġer | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| fager | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| fair | English (en) | Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.. (obsolete) Fairness, beauty.. (obsolete) Good fortune; good luck.. A fair woman; a sweetheart.. Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective). (baseball) Between the baselines.. (literary, _, or, _, archaic) [...] |