Where does “Baldrianwurzel” come from?

Baldrianwurzel (German) comes from German wurzel, from Middle High German wurzel, from Old High German wurzala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Baldrianwurzel (German): valerian root (Radix valerianae) The root of

Definitions

  1. valerian root (Radix valerianae) The root of

Ancestry of “Baldrianwurzel”, step by step

Baldrianwurzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wurzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzelinflection of wurzeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwurzela root
3Old High Germanwurzala—
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via German Baldrian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaldrianvalerian
2Old Polishwaldryjanvalerian
3Middle High Germanbaldriān—
4Old High Germanbaldriān—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →
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