Where does “nard” come from?

nard (Old English) comes from Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος, from Sanskrit नलद, from Sanskrit द, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

nard (Old English): spikenard

Definitions

  1. spikenard

Ancestry of “nard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnardusThe ointment nard; The plant nard
2Ancient Greekνάρδοςnard plant, spikenard, nardin, muskroot; nard...
3SanskritनलदNardostachys jatamansi, Indian spikenard; root of...
4Sanskritwhat gives
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “nard

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-