• @samus12345
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    3 hours ago

    In Our Dumb History, the founder of the Onion was said to be Friedrich Siegfried Zweibel. “Zweibel” is German for “onion.”

    EDIT: “Zwiebel” is “onion,” not “Zweibel.” Almost certainly chosen due to its similarity to the word, though.

    • @[email protected]
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      44 hours ago

      Zweibel would be two Bel (or two Decibel, converted to the better known unit) if you forgot about your space key.

      Surely you mean Zwiebel.

      • @samus12345
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        04 hours ago

        Oh, you’re right, I forgot his name is spelled differently. Zweibel is a real surname, so I assume they chose it because it’s so similar to Zwiebel.