Etymology

windbag

wind·bag
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Today it means: Someone who talks excessively. Full definition →

Middle English wyndbagge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwyndbagge
  2. English todaywindbag

From Middle English wyndbagge, equivalent to wind + bag.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.