An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Engerling

by Friedrich Kluge

Engerling, m., ‘grub of the cockchafer,’ from MidHG. ęngerlinc, MidHG. OHG. ęngerinc(g), m., ‘corn-weevil,’ a derivative of OHG. angar, angari, MidHG. anger, ęnger, ‘corn-weevil’; scarcely connected directly with enge. It is more probable that Lith. anksztiraí, ‘measles (of swine), cockchafer grubs,’ Pol. węgry, ‘measles (of swine),’ are primit. cognates.