English

far left

From far + left, after French extrême gauche.

A compound of far + left

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘to cross, pass’

Proto-Indo-European *per-nóy

Proto-Germanic *ferrai

Old English feor

Middle English ferre

English far

Proto-Germanic *luft-

Old English left ‘weak, clumsy, foolish’

Middle English left

English left

Today it means

noun The most radical part of the political left wing.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / far left