English
fairwater
From fair + water.
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- ‘to attach’
Proto-Germanic *fagraz ‘appropriate’
Proto-West Germanic *fagr ‘beautiful’
Old English fæġer ‘beautiful’
Middle English fayr ‘beautiful’
English fair
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water; to well’
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Proto-Germanic *watōr ‘water’
Proto-West Germanic *watar ‘water’
Old English wæter ‘water’
Middle English water ‘water’
English water
Today it means
noun A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / fairwater