Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kever, from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Cognate with German Käfer, English chafer, Dutch kever.

Noun

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Chääfer m

  1. (Uri) beetle (insect)

References

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  • Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 35.: "xǣfər m. Käfer"