Where does “longobard” come from?

longobard (Romanian) comes from Latin Longobardus, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

longobard (Romanian): Lombard

Definitions

  1. Lombard

Ancestry of “longobard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLongobardus—
2Proto-Germaniclangazlong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Latin Longobardus →