English
horsebalm
From horse + balm.
Proto-Germanic *hrussą ‘horse’
Proto-West Germanic *hross ‘horse’
Old English hors ‘horse’
Middle English hors ‘a horse’
English horse
Ancient Greek βάλσαμον ‘Arabian balsam tree’
Latin balsamum ‘balsam’
Old French basme
Middle French baume
Middle English bawme ‘the aromatic resin of trees of the genus…’
English balm
Today it means
noun A strong-scented labiate plant (Collinsonia canadensis) with large leaves and yellowish flowers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / horsebalm