Where does “Baldrian” come from?

Baldrian (German) comes from Old Polish waldryjan, from Middle High German baldriān, from Old High German baldriān.

Baldrian (German): valerian

Definitions

  1. valerian

Ancestry of “Baldrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwaldryjanvalerian
2Middle High Germanbaldriān—
3Old High Germanbaldriān—

Words derived from “Baldrian”

Every word from Old High German baldriān →Every word from Middle High German baldriān →Every word from Old Polish waldryjan →