köken: From obsolete Early New High German gelsen (“to buzz, to yell”), from Middle High German gëlsen (“to yell, to cry, to howl”), a variant of gellen. Compare Bavarian Gösn.
some species of mosquitoes, usually found in swamp areas · cranefly (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · an annoying person for their speech or constant presence
köken: From hross (“horse”) + fluga (“fly”). The reason for this nomenclature is uncertain, but some think that it has been given this name either because its feet are reminding of a horse's long legs, or because it has legs which are long and clumsy, like those of a horse (compared to the torso).