lombard

The story

1. Old English · derived fromLangbeardas“Lombards”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*bardǭ
3. Proto-Germanic · derived from*langabardaz
4. Germanic · derived from
5. Late Latin · derived fromlangobardus
6. Old French · derived fromLombard
7. Middle English · inherited fromLombard
8. English todayLombard

From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, borrowed from Old French Lombard, Lombart (“a Lombard”), from Late Latin langobardus, longobardus (“a Lombard”), from Germanic, derived from the Proto-Germanic *langabardaz from elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte (“axe”). Doublet of Langobard and longbeard. Compare with Old English Langbeardas (“Lombards”).

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