Where does “sleeveful” come from?

sleeveful (English) comes from English sleeve, from Middle English sleve, from Old English slīef — sleeve.

sleeveful (English): Enough to fill a sleeve

Definitions

  1. Enough to fill a sleeve

Ancestry of “sleeveful”, step by step

sleeveful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sleeve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleeveThe part of a garment that covers the arm
2Middle EnglishsleveA sleeve or a garment consisting of one
3Old Englishslīefsleeve

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Old English slīef →Every word from Middle English sleve →Every word from English sleeve →