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
Ancestry of “Fächerpalme”, step by step
Fächerpalme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German palme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | palme | palm tree |
| 2 | Middle High German | palme | palm tree |
| 3 | Old High German | palm | palm tree |
| 4 | Latin | Palma | palm of the hand, hand |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *palamā | — |
via German Fächer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Fächer | fan; plural of Fach |
| 2 | German | fachen | to kindle, ignite |
| 3 | Latin | focō | — |
| 4 | Latin | focus | fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;... |