Where does “baldrián” come from?

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

baldrián (Slovak): valerian

Definitions

  1. valerian

Ancestry of “baldrián”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaldrianvalerian
2Old Polishwaldryjanvalerian
3Middle High Germanbaldriān—
4Old High Germanbaldriān—
Every word from Old High German baldriān →Every word from Middle High German baldriān →Every word from Old Polish waldryjan →