myEtymology.com: English etymology of fair

1. Etymology of the English word fair

the English word fair

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fagraz

Dutch fair, Dutch viering, French fair-play, French jour férié, German fair, German Feier, Norwegian fair, Norwegian feire, Swedish firande

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word fair

derived from the Old French word feire

derived from the Latin word feria (festival, holy day; day of rest; weekday; abb. fer.)

derived from the Latin word feriae

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhes-

Word found in Modern English