English

longbeard

From long + beard.

A compound of long + beard

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’

Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’

Old English lang ‘long, tall, lasting’

Middle English long

English long

Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂

Proto-Germanic *bardaz

Proto-West Germanic *bard

Old English beard

Middle English berd

English beard

Today it means

noun A man with a long beard.

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

Etymograph / longbeard