English
landguard
From land + guard.
Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- ‘land’
Proto-Germanic *landą
Proto-West Germanic *land ‘land’
Old English land
Middle English lond ‘an independent nation’
English land
Proto-Germanic *wardāną ‘to guard, protect’
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Early Medieval Latin wardō
Old French guarder ‘to protect, guard’
Old French guarde ‘protection; guard’
Middle English garde ‘guardianship’
English guard
Today it means
noun A division of customs stationed along the coast in an attempt to prevent smuggling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / landguard