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.
Ancestry of “narde”, step by step
| 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 |
Words derived from “narde”