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

1. A beetle

Descendants

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