Where does “Palmwedel” come from?

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

Palmwedel (German): palm frond, palm branch

Definitions

  1. palm frond, palm branch

Ancestry of “Palmwedel”, step by step

Palmwedel 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 Wedel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWedelwhisk; duster; frond
Every word from Proto-Italic *palamā →