Where does “ビートル” come from?

ビートル (Japanese) comes from English Beetle, from German Käfer, from Middle High German këvere, from Old High German chevar, from Proto-West Germanic kefrō — beetle.

ビートル (Japanese): beetle

Definitions

  1. beetle

Ancestry of “ビートル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeetleA small car, the Volkswagen Beetle
2GermanKäferbeetle; young girl, wench; Volkswagen Type 1...
3Middle High Germankëvere—
4Old High Germanchevar—
5Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kefrō →Every word from Old High German chevar →Every word from Middle High German këvere →