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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/cibollā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin cibolla, cipolla, from Late Latin cēpulla (“small onion”).[1][2]

Noun

*cibollā f

  1. (Continental) onion
    Synonyms: *unnjā, *unnjalauk

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *cibollā
Genitive *cibollōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *cibollā *cibollōn
Accusative *cibollōn *cibollōn
Genitive *cibollōn *cibollōnō
Dative *cibollōn *cibollōm, *cibollum
Instrumental *cibollōn *cibollōm, *cibollum

Alternative reconstructions
  • *cipollā

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: *tsipel, *sipel
  • Old Saxon: *zibolla, *zipolla
    • Middle Low German: zwīvel, zwīwel, zwībel, sipolle, tzipolle, cipolla
  • Old Dutch: *cibolla, *cipolla
    • Middle Dutch: chibole, sipolle, tzipolle
  • Old High German: zwibollo, zibollo, zibolla, cibolla

References
  1. Franck, Johannes (1936), “siepel”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
  2. Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “siepel”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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