Where does “Palme” come from?

Palme (English) comes from Middle High German palme, from Old High German palm, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Italic *palamā.

Palme (English): Olof Palme, Swedish Prime Minister

Definitions

  1. Olof Palme, Swedish Prime Minister

Ancestry of “Palme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpalmepalm tree
2Old High Germanpalmpalm tree
3LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
4Proto-Italic*palamā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *palamā →Every word from Latin Palma →Every word from Old High German palm →