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German
Etymology
From English fair, taking advantage of the homophony with ver-.
Prefix
fair-
- Variant of ver-; creates verbs meaning to do something related to the stem in a fairtrade, socially conscious or environmentally friendly way.
- fair- + verkaufen (“to sell”) → fairkaufen (“to sell fairtrade products”)
- fair- + verteilen (“to distribute”) → fairteilen (“to distribute fairly”)
- fair- + verstehen (“to understand”) → fairstehen (“to empathise”)
2011 May 1, Sören Sieg, Jan Melzer, Come in and burn out: Denglisch Der Survival-Guide, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, →ISBN:
Gothic
Romanization
fair-
- Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂-