Where does “Zwiebelmett” come from?

Zwiebelmett (German) comes from German Zwiebel, from Middle High German zwîbel, from Old High German zwibollo, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

Zwiebelmett (German): Mett (seasoned minced meat) prepared with chopped onion

Definitions

  1. Mett (seasoned minced meat) prepared with chopped onion

Ancestry of “Zwiebelmett”, step by step

Zwiebelmett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via German Mett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMettminced meat; such meat, seasoned and eaten raw,...
2Middle Low Germanmetlean pork
3Proto-Germanicmatjąfood
Every word from Latin -ulus →