English

glove box

From glove + box.

A compound of glove + box

Proto-Germanic *galōfô

Proto-West Germanic *galōfō

Old English glōf ‘a glove’

Middle English glove ‘a glove or gauntlet’

English glove

Late Latin buxis ‘box’

Proto-West Germanic *buhsā ‘box’

Old English box ‘box, case’

Middle English box ‘container’

English box

Today it means

noun A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, used to store (and sometimes lock) items.

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

Etymograph / glove box