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Where does “Palme” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Palme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpalme—
2Old High Germanpalm—
3LatinPalma—
4Proto-Italic*palamā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *palamā →