Where does “palm tree” come from?
palm tree (English) comes from Yiddish טייטלבוים, from Yiddish טייטל, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.
palm tree (English): A tree of the family Arecaceae usually...
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- A tree of the family Arecaceae usually...
Ancestry of “palm tree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | טייטלבוים | date palm |
| 2 | Yiddish | טייטל | date |
| 3 | Latin | dactylus | a sort of muscle; a kind of grape; a sort of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 5 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 6 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 9 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |