Where does “chafer” come from?

chafer (English) comes from Middle English chafur, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic kefrō — beetle.

chafer (English): One who chafes; A vessel for heating water;...

Definitions

  1. One who chafes; A vessel for heating water;...

Ancestry of “chafer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishchafurA kind or variety of beetle
2Old Englishċeaforbeetle
3Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle

Words derived from “chafer”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kefrō →Every word from Old English ċeafor →Every word from Middle English chafur →