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Word Origins Dictionary
- beetle (n.1)[beetle 词源字典]
- type of insect, Old English bitela "beetle," literally "little biter," from bitel "biting," related to bitan "to bite" (see bite). As a nickname for the original Volkswagen car, 1946, translating German Käfer.[beetle etymology, beetle origin, 英语词源]
- VW (n.)
- 1958, short for Volkswagen, which is German for "people's car" (see folk (n.) + wagon).
- kombi
- "A minibus, especially one used to transport passengers commercially", From Volkswagen's proprietary name, abbreviation of German Kombiwagen 'combination car'.