fair-

See also: 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-