Where does “нахлебник” come from?

нахлебник (Russian) comes from Russian хле́б, from Old East Slavic хлѣбъ, from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ, from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

нахлебник (Russian): hanger-on, sponger, freeloader

Definitions

  1. hanger-on, sponger, freeloader

Ancestry of “нахлебник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхле́бbread
2Old East Slavicхлѣбъbread
3Proto-Slavicxlěbъbread
4Gothic𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃bread
5Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 →Every word from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ →