Etymology Explorer
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Where does “zwîbolle” come from?
zwîbolle (Middle High German) comes from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa — onion.
Ancestry of “zwîbolle”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Late Latin
cepulla
onion-bed, onion-field; small onion
2
Latin
cēpa
onion
Words derived from “zwîbolle”
cibule
Zwiebel
zwiebelane
cibulačka
Frühlingszwiebel
Zwiebelfisch
Zwiebelsuppe
Zwiebelturm
Brutzwiebel
Cibulka
cibulovina
Jungzwiebel
Zwiebelkuchen
Zwiebelmett
Zwiebelring
Every word from Latin cēpa →
Every word from Late Latin cepulla →