English

longbill

From long + bill.

Formed from long + bill

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

Medieval Latin bulla ‘seal’

Old French bulle ‘seal’

Anglo-Norman bille

Middle English bille

English bill

Today it means

noun Any of a number of birds with long bills.

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

Etymograph / longbill