Where does “left” come from?

left (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic luft-, from Proto-Germanic lubjaną — to castrate, lop off.

Ancestry of “left”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicluft-—
2Proto-Germaniclubjanąto castrate, lop off

Words derived from “left”

Every word from Proto-Germanic lubjaną →
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