Where does “narde” come from?
narde (Middle English) comes from Old French narde, from Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος, from Sanskrit नलद, from Sanskrit द, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
narde (Middle English): Nard or a similar plant
Definitions
- Nard or a similar plant
Ancestry of “narde”, step by step
narde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French narde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | narde | — |
| 2 | Latin | nardus | The ointment nard; The plant nard |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νάρδος | nard plant, spikenard, nardin, muskroot; nard... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नलद | Nardostachys jatamansi, Indian spikenard; root of... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | द | what gives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Old English nard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | nard | spikenard |