Where does “Nagekäfer” come from?

Nagekäfer (German) comes from German nagen, from Middle High German nagen, from Old High German nagan, from Proto-West Germanic gnagan, from Proto-Germanic gnaganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- — to gnaw, scratch.

Nagekäfer (German): ptinid Any in the family

Definitions

  1. ptinid Any in the family

Ancestry of “Nagekäfer”, step by step

Nagekäfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannagento gnaw
2Middle High Germannagento gnaw
3Old High Germannagan—
4Proto-West Germanicgnaganto gnaw
5Proto-Germanicgnaganąto gnaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰnēgʰ-to gnaw, scratch

via German Käfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKäferbeetle; young girl, wench; Volkswagen Type 1...
2Middle High Germankëvere—
3Old High Germanchevar—
4Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰnēgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gnaganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gnagan →