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Thing.

Thing (historic Germanic council)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɪŋ/
  1. Thing (historic Germanic council)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

18th century, learned borrowing from Old High German thing and Old Norse þing, both from Proto-Germanic *þingą. Doublet of inherited Ding.

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