palm

palm · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pleh₂-“flat”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pl̥h₂meh₂
3. Latin · derived frompalma“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”
4. Old English · inherited frompalm
5. Middle English · inherited frompalme
6. English todaypalm

From Middle English palme, from Old English palm, palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch”), from Latin palma (“palm-tree, palm-branch, palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂, *pl̥h₂emeh₂ (“palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Dutch palm, German Palme, Danish palme, Icelandic pálmur (“palm”).

palm · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pleh₂-“flat”
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pl̥h₂(e)meh₂“palm of the hand”
3. Latin · derived frompalma“palm of the hand, hand-breadth”
4. Old French · derived frompalme
5. Middle English · inherited frompalme
6. English todaypalm

From Middle English palme, paume, from Old French palme, paulme, paume (“palm of the hand, ball, tennis”), from Latin palma (“palm of the hand, hand-breadth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂(e)meh₂ (“palm of the hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of palmo, palma, and pam. Cognate with Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē, “palm of the hand”), Old English folm (“palm of the hand”), Old Irish lám (“hand”).

Palm · proper noun³

1. Middle High German · derived frompalme
2. English todayPalm

From Middle High German palme, balme, related to palm (“palm tree”).

Palm · noun⁴

See palm.

Words from the same roots