Engerling
See also: engerling
German
Etymology
From Middle High German engerlinc, from Old High German engiring (10th c.), diminutive of angar ‘large larva’ (compare modern dialectal Anger, Inger), from Proto-Germanic *angaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-ir- (compare Lithuanian ungurỹs ‘eel’, ánkštara, inkstìras ‘pimple; tapeworm’, Albanian thnegël ‘ant’).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛŋəʁlɪŋ/, [ˈʔɛŋɐlɪŋ]
Audio (file)
Noun
Engerling m (strong, genitive Engerlings, plural Engerlinge)
- white, dirt-dwelling maggot of the cockchafer or botfly
Declension
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Related terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: engerling
Further reading
- “Engerling” in Duden online
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