Where does “fleabag” come from?

fleabag (English) comes from English flea, from Middle English fle, from Old English flēa, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

fleabag (English): A bed or sleeping bag; A place of shabby lodging,...

Definitions

  1. A bed or sleeping bag; A place of shabby lodging,...

Ancestry of “fleabag”, step by step

fleabag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfleaA small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order...
2Middle Englishfleflea
3Old Englishflēa
4Proto-West Germanicflauhflea
5Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

via English bag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbagA flexible container made of cloth, paper,...
2Middle EnglishbaggeA fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or...
3Old Norsebaggibag, pack, satchel, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰak-

Words derived from “fleabag

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis
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