Where does “Stäublingskäfer” come from?

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

Stäublingskäfer (German): handsome fungus beetle beetle in the family

Definitions

  1. handsome fungus beetle beetle in the family

Ancestry of “Stäublingskäfer”, step by step

Stäublingskäfer 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 Stäubling

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