Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Grabkäfer” come from? Grabkäfer (German) comes from German graben, from Middle High German graben, from Old High German graban, from Proto-West Germanic graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
Grabkäfer (German): Pterostichus-genus ground beetle
Definitions Pterostichus-genus ground beetle Ancestry of “Grabkäfer”, step by step Grabkäfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German graben Step Language Word Meaning 1 German graben to dig; to burrow 2 Middle High German graben to dig 3 Old High German graban — 4 Proto-West Germanic graban to dig; to engrave 5 Proto-Germanic grabaną to dig; to engrave, scratch 6 Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- to dig, scratch, scrape
via German Käfer Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Käfer beetle; young girl, wench; Volkswagen Type 1... 2 Middle High German këvere — 3 Old High German chevar — 4 Proto-West Germanic kefrō beetle