Editing Beaver (section)

== Etymology ==
The English word ''beaver'' comes from the [[Old English]] word {{lang|ang|beofor}} or {{lang|ang|befor}} and is connected to the [[German language|German]] word {{lang|de|biber}} and the [[Dutch language|Dutch]] word {{lang|nl|bever}}. The ultimate origin of the word is an [[Proto-Indo-European language|Indo-European]] root for {{gloss|brown}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beaver |website=[[Lexico]] |access-date=September 4, 2021|url=https://www.lexico.com/definition/beaver|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028140138/https://www.lexico.com/definition/beaver|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> [[Cognate]]s of ''beaver'' are the source for several European [[placenames]], including those of [[Beverley]], [[Bièvres (disambiguation)|Bièvres]], [[Biberbach (disambiguation)|Biberbach]], [[Biebrich (disambiguation)|Biebrich]], [[Bibra (disambiguation)|Bibra]], [[Bibern (disambiguation)|Bibern]], [[Bibrka]], [[Bobr (disambiguation)|Bobr]], [[Bober (disambiguation)|Bober]], [[Bóbrka (disambiguation)|Bóbrka]], [[Bjurholm]], [[Bjurälven]], and [[Bjurum]].{{sfn|Poliquin|2015|p=21}} The [[genus]] name ''Castor'' has its origin in the Greek word {{lang|el|κάστωρ}} {{transliteration|grc|kastōr}} and translates as {{gloss|beaver}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Castor |website=[[Lexico]] |access-date=January 22, 2021 |url=https://www.lexico.com/definition/castor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208112633/https://www.lexico.com/definition/castor |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref>