Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface). · To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members). · To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness. · To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably. · Almost; to a great extent but not literally.
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective). · A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women. · Fairness, beauty. · A fair woman; a sweetheart.
From Middle English fayr, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“appropriate, fitting, nice, suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to attach, join; agreement, settlement”). Cognates Cognate with Old High German and Old Saxon fagar (“beautiful, fair”), Danish fager, favr (“fair, pretty, wonderful”), Faroese and Icelandic fagur (“beautiful, fair”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish fager (“fair, pretty”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs, “fair, proper”), Estonian vapper (“brave, courageous”), Finnish vauras (“substantial, wealthy”); also Latin pāx (“peace; ease, quiet, rest”), Umbrian pase (“peace”), Belarusian пе́кны (pjékny, “beautiful”), Czech pěkný (“nice; pretty”), Polish piekny, piękny (“beautiful; admirable, praiseworthy”), Slovak pekný (“nice; pretty”), Sanskrit पाश॑ (pā́śa, “bond, cord, noose; nature, outer world; border, edge, selvage”). See also peace.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionfayrenm
- Inherited-form mentionfæġerang · beautiful
- Inherited-form mention*fagrgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*fagrazgem-pro · appropriate, fitting, nice, suitable
- Derivation mention*peh₂ḱ-ine-pro · to attach, join; agreement, settlement
- Cognate mentionfagerda
- Cognate mention𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃got · fair, proper
- Cognate mentionvapperet · brave, courageous
- Cognate mentionvaurasfi · substantial, wealthy
- Cognate mentionpāxla · peace; ease, quiet, rest
- Cognate mentionpasexum · peace
- Cognate mentionпе́кныbe · beautiful
- Cognate mentionpěknýcs · nice; pretty
- Cognate mentionpieknypl
- Cognate mentionpeknýsk · nice; pretty
- Cognate mentionपाश॑sa · bond, cord, noose; nature, outer world; border, edge, selvage
This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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