Where does “chafur” come from?

chafur (Middle English) comes from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic kefrō — beetle.

chafur (Middle English): A kind or variety of beetle

Definitions

  1. A kind or variety of beetle

Ancestry of “chafur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeaforbeetle
2Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle

Words derived from “chafur”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kefrō →Every word from Old English ċeafor →