Where does “palmetræ” come from?

palmetræ (Danish) comes from Danish træ, from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

palmetræ (Danish): palm tree

Definitions

  1. palm tree

Ancestry of “palmetræ”, step by step

palmetræ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish træ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrætree; wood, timber
2Old Norsetrétree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam
3Proto-Germanictrewątree
4EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
5Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
6Proto-Hellenicdórutree
7Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Danish palme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpalmea palm tree
2Old Norsepalmi—
3LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dóru →