Where does “ציבעלע” come from?
ציבעלע (Yiddish) 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...
ציבעלע (Yiddish): onion
Ancestry of “ציבעלע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | zibolle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zwibollo | onion |
| 3 | Latin | cēpulla | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |