Farebrother

The story

1. Old English · derived fromfæġer“fair, beautiful”
2. English todayFarebrother

From Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”) + brōþor (“brother”), a nickname given to the brother of a fair person, or else to the better-looking of a pair of brothers. Alternatively, the surname may have been a nickname for a brother-in-law; compare French beau-frère (“brother-in-law”).

Words from the same roots