Where does “Zwiewel” come from?

Zwiewel (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German zibolle, from Old High German zwibollo, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

Ancestry of “Zwiewel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzibolle
2Old High Germanzwibolloonion
3Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
Every word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin cēpullaEvery word from Old High German zwibollo
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