Where does “Fiederpalme” come from?

Fiederpalme (German) comes from Luxembourgish Fieder, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Fiederpalme (German): pinnate-leaved palm, feather palm

Definitions

  1. pinnate-leaved palm, feather palm

Ancestry of “Fiederpalme”, step by step

Fiederpalme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Fieder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFiederfeather
2Old High Germanfedarafeather
3Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
4Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via German palme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpalmepalm tree
2Middle High Germanpalmepalm tree
3Old High Germanpalmpalm tree
4LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
5Proto-Italic*palamā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →