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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tuig.

thing

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/tœy̯x/

  1. thing

    neuter

  2. physical device, contraption

    neuter

  3. riff-raff

    neuter

  4. rig, rigging

    neuter

  5. harness

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *teug, from Proto-Germanic *tiugiją, *teugą (“stuff, matter, device”), from *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Zeug (“thing, device”).

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