English

far right

From far + right, after French extrême droite.

A compound of far + right

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

Proto-Indo-European *per-nóy

Proto-Germanic *ferrai

Old English feor

Middle English ferre

English far

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

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Proto-Germanic *rehtaz ‘right’

Proto-West Germanic *reht ‘straight’

Old English reht

Middle English reȝt

English right

Today it means

noun The most right-wing or conservative part of a political faction or grouping.

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

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