zwibollo

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • zibollo, zibolla, cibolla

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *cibollā, altered by a folk-etymological reinterpretation as zwi- (“double”) (Proto-Germanic *twi-) + bolla (“bulb, tuber”) (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“round object, ball”).

Noun

zwibollo f

  1. onion

Descendants

  • Middle High German: zwibolle, zibolle
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