Where does “Kiewerlek” come from?

Kiewerlek (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kever, from Old High German cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic kefrō — beetle.

Kiewerlek (Luxembourgish): beetle

Definitions

  1. beetle

Ancestry of “Kiewerlek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankever—
2Old High GermancheviroA beetle
3Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle

Words derived from “Kiewerlek”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kefrō →Every word from Old High German cheviro →Every word from Middle High German kever →