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Where does “Ghibelline” come from?

Ghibelline comes from Italian ghibellino, derived from Middle High German Wibellingen, a town whose name became associated with supporters of the Holy Roman Emperor in medieval Italian politics.

Ghibelline (English): A member of a medieval aristocratic Italian...

Definitions

  1. A member of a medieval aristocratic Italian...

Ancestry of “Ghibelline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianghibellinoGhibelline
2GermanWaiblingen—
3Middle High GermanWibellingen—
Every word from Middle High German Wibellingen →