English

longclaw

From long + claw.

A compound of long + claw

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-Germanic *klawō

Proto-West Germanic *klawu

Old English clawu

Middle English clawe ‘a claw’

English claw

Today it means

noun Any of several passerine birds of the genus Macronyx, that have long hind claws

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

Etymograph / longclaw