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Where does “chavere” come from?

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

chavere (Middle English): Alternative form of chafur

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chafur

Ancestry of “chavere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeafor—
2Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kefrō →