Etymograph

English

glovebag

From glove + bag.

A compound of glove + bag

Proto-Germanic *galōfô

Proto-West Germanic *galōfō

Old English glōf ‘a glove’

Middle English glove ‘a glove or gauntlet’

English glove

Old Norse baggi ‘bag, pack, satchel, bundle’

Middle English bagge ‘a fabric container’

English bag

Today it means

noun An inflatable polythene chamber, with built-in gloves, used to work in an enclosed environment

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

Etymograph / glovebag