Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryOne who is left-handed. · One who has left-wing political views. · One's left testicle. · One's left hand.
Etymology tree English left Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lefty From left + -y (nominal suffix).
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