Where does “pouchful” come from?

pouchful (English) comes from English pouch, from Middle English pouche, from Old Northern French pouche.

pouchful (English): As much as a pouch can hold

Definitions

  1. As much as a pouch can hold

Ancestry of “pouchful”, step by step

pouchful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pouch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpouchA small bag usually closed with a drawstring; A...
2Middle Englishpouche—
3Old Northern Frenchpouche—

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Old Northern French pouche →Every word from Middle English pouche →Every word from English pouch →