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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Zeug.

stuff, gear, equipment

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡sɔʏ̯k/standard/t͡sɔʏ̯ç/
  1. stuff, gear, equipment

    neuter · strong
  2. material

    neuter · strong
  3. fabric, clothing, clothes

    neuter · strong
  4. garbage, rubbish, anything bad or harmful

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ziuc (“stuff, gear”), from Old High German giziug, from Proto-West Germanic *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą. Compare Dutch tuig (“tool, gear”), Old Norse tygi (“gear”). More at toy.

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