English

longnose

From long + nose.

A compound of long + nose

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-West Germanic *nosu

Old English nosu

Middle English nose

English nose

Today it means

adj Having a long nose (used in the names of fish and other animals).

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

Etymograph / longnose