Where does “Dattelpalme” come from?
Dattelpalme (German) comes from German Dattel, from Middle High German datel, from Italian dattilo, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund — to sire, beget.
Dattelpalme (German): date palm, Phoenix dactylifera
Definitions
- date palm, Phoenix dactylifera
Ancestry of “Dattelpalme”, step by step
Dattelpalme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dattel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dattel | date |
| 2 | Middle High German | datel | — |
| 3 | Italian | dattilo | dactyl |
| 4 | Latin | dactylus | a sort of muscle; a kind of grape; a sort of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 6 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 7 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 9 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 10 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |