Baldrian

Etymology
From (also: ), from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Seemingly together with 🇨🇬 (√ *boltorján) loaned in the from the late 6th to early 8th century from  or, the  being direct neighbours to the Germans, cognate to 🇨🇬  /  which see for more 🇨🇬 cognates.

Ultimately from, reflected as 🇨🇬, composed as + plant name suffix , 🇨🇬, composed as + plant name suffix

had as another term for the valerian, , , , in , , only retained in dialects, as ,  etc.

The 🇨🇬, from which the most widespread European names for the derive, is most likely from German / 🇨🇬, distorted after the verb  or also the gentilic name  – early enough to be calqued into.



Noun

 * 1) valerian
 * 2) valerian (Valeriana - Any plant of the genus Valeriana.)
 * 1) valerian (Valeriana - Any plant of the genus Valeriana.)

Descendants

 * → Sorbian:
 * → Sorbian:
 * → Sorbian:
 * → Sorbian:
 * → Sorbian:

Noun

 * 1) valerian