Where does “Frühlingszwiebel” come from?

Frühlingszwiebel (German) comes from German Frühling, from German früh, from Middle High German vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Frühlingszwiebel (German): spring onion

Definitions

  1. spring onion

Ancestry of “Frühlingszwiebel”, step by step

Frühlingszwiebel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Frühling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrühlingspring
2Germanfrühearly
3Middle High Germanvrüe—
4Old High Germanfruoiid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Zwiebel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwiebelonion; bulb
2Middle High Germanzwîbel—
3Old High Germanzwibolloonion
4Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →