Where does “Borkenkäfer” come from?

Borkenkäfer (German) comes from German Käfer, from Middle High German këvere, from Old High German chevar, from Proto-West Germanic kefrō — beetle.

Borkenkäfer (German): bark beetle

Definitions

  1. bark beetle

Ancestry of “Borkenkäfer”, step by step

Borkenkäfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Käfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKäferbeetle; young girl, wench; Volkswagen Type 1...
2Middle High Germankëvere—
3Old High Germanchevar—
4Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle

via German borke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanborkebark (on a tree)
2Middle Low Germanborke—
3Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kefrō →Every word from Old High German chevar →Every word from Middle High German këvere →