Where does “palm” come from?

palm (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch palme, from Old Dutch palma, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palm (Dutch): Any palm; A palm, the flat

Definitions

  1. Any palm; A palm, the flat

Ancestry of “palm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpalme—
2Old Dutchpalma—
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

Words derived from “palm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m- →