palm tree

palm tree · noun¹

1. Old English · inherited frompalmtrēow“palm tree”
2. Middle English · inherited frompalmetre
3. English todaypalm tree

From Middle English palmetre, from Old English palmtrēow (“palm tree”), equivalent to palm + tree. Compare Danish palmetræ (“palm tree”), Swedish palmträd (“palm tree”), Norwegian palmetre (“palm tree”), Icelandic pálmatré (“palm tree”).

Palm Tree · proper noun²

1. Yiddish · calque ofטייטלבוים“date palm”
2. English todayPalm Tree

Calque of Yiddish טייטלבוים (teytlboym, “date palm”).

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