Where does “Spargelkäfer” come from?

Spargelkäfer (German) comes from German Spargel, from Middle High German sparge, from Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Spargelkäfer (German): An asparagus beetle; a beetle whose host plant include asparagus

Definitions

  1. An asparagus beetle; a beetle whose host plant include asparagus

Ancestry of “Spargelkäfer”, step by step

Spargelkäfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Spargel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpargelasparagus
2Middle High Germansparge—
3Medieval Latinsparagus—
4Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
5Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

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 (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →