Where does “Fühlerkäfer” come from?

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

Fühlerkäfer (German): ant nest beetle, paussine (Paussinae)

Definitions

  1. ant nest beetle, paussine (Paussinae)

Ancestry of “Fühlerkäfer”, step by step

Fühlerkäfer 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 Fühler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFühlerantenna; feeler
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kefrō →Every word from Old High German chevar →Every word from Middle High German këvere →