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 kefrōEvery word from Old High German chevarEvery word from Middle High German këvere
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