Masculine
engerling
Meaning
larva of a scarab beetle (family Scarabaeidae)
Translations
EngerlingPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛ.ŋərˌlɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from German Engerling, from Middle High German engerlinc, from Old High German engiring (10th c.), diminutive of angar (“large larva”) (compare modern dialectal German Anger, Inger), from Proto-Germanic *angaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-ir-.
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