fair-

See also: fair, Fair, FAIR, and fáir

German

Etymology

From English fair, taking advantage of the homophony with ver-.

Prefix

fair-

  1. 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:
      »Fairteilen, Fairständnis, Fairgeben« wirbt das Diakonische Werk.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Gothic

Romanization

fair-

  1. romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂-
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