Where does “Fächerpalme” come from?

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

Fächerpalme (German): fan palm

Definitions

  1. fan palm

Ancestry of “Fächerpalme”, step by step

Fächerpalme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German palme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpalmepalm tree
2Middle High Germanpalmepalm tree
3Old High Germanpalmpalm tree
4LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
5Proto-Italic*palamā

via German Fächer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFächerfan; plural of Fach
2Germanfachento kindle, ignite
3Latinfocō
4Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Proto-Italic *palamā