An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Palme

by Friedrich Kluge

Palme, f., from the equiv. MidHG. palme, balme, f. and m., OHG. palma, f., ‘palm-tree, palm.’ Borrowed in OHG. from Lat. palma through an ecclesiastical medium. Very many names of plants and trees had been previously introduced from the South of Europe.