Where does “palm” come from?

palm (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish palmber, from Old Norse palmi, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

palm (Swedish): A palm, tropical tree

Definitions

  1. A palm, tropical tree

Ancestry of “palm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishpalmber—
2Old Norsepalmi—
3LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “palm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →