Etymology

chafer

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Today it means: One who chafes. Full definition →

Middle English chaufour ← Anglo-Norman chaufour ← Latin calefactōrium
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chafer · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcalefactōrium
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromchaufour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromchaufour
  4. English todaychafer

From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.

chafer · noun2

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*kefrō“beetle”
  2. Old English · inherited fromċeafor
  3. Middle English · inherited fromchafur
  4. English todaychafer

From Middle English chafur, chavere, from Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with German Käfer and Dutch kever.

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