Where does “paume” come from?

paume (French) comes from Middle French paulme, from Old French paume, 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.

paume (French): palm; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. palm; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “paume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpaulmepalm
2Old Frenchpaumepalm; jeu de paume
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 “paume”

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