cheviro

Old High German

Alternative forms

chevar

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kefrō, whence also Old English ceafor (English chafer), Old Dutch *keviro (Dutch kever), Old Saxon kevera (Low German Käver).

Noun

cheviro m

A beetle

Descendants

Middle High German: kever
- Alemannic German: Chääfer
- German: Käfer
- → Ladin: chëifer
- ⇒ Luxembourgish: Kiewerlek (from MHG *keverlinc)

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