English
least finger
Least finger comes from Old English lǣst finger ‘pinky, little finger’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150lǣst finger‘pinky, little finger’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leste finguer
- Englishearliest quotation 1858least finger
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150lǣst finger‘pinky, little finger’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500leste finguer
- Englishearliest quotation 1858least finger
Earliest quotation: 1858, H. A. P., Rings: “But, both on account of convenience and long established…”
Every English word from Old English lǣst finger
Today it means
noun Synonym of little finger.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English lǣst finger / least finger