Where does “walletful” come from?

walletful (English) comes from English wallet, from Middle English walet — A bag or knapsack.

walletful (English): The quantity contained in a wallet

Definitions

  1. The quantity contained in a wallet

Ancestry of “walletful”, step by step

walletful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wallet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwalletA small case, often flat and often made of...
2Middle EnglishwaletA bag or knapsack

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Middle English walet →Every word from English wallet →