Silberfischchen

• Silberfisch (fairly rare)

Mid-19th century, from Silber (“silver”) +‎ Fischchen (literally “little fish”), which latter had already been used in this sense on its own. As in English silverfish, the name is based on the somewhat fish-like form as well as movement of the insect.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪlbɐˌfɪʃçən/

• Audio

  (file)

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

1. silverfish, slicker (insect)

   Synonym: (archaic or dialectal) Zuckergast

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• “Silberfischchen” in Duden online