"Zeug" meaning in English

See Zeug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Zeugs [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *teugą Proto-West Germanic *teug Old High German giziug Middle High German ziuc German Zeugbor. English Zeug Borrowed from German Zeug. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Zeug|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *teugą Proto-West Germanic *teug Old High German giziug Middle High German ziuc German Zeugbor. English Zeug [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*teugą", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*teug", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "giziug", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "ziuc", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Zeug", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Zeug", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Zeug"> Borrowed from German Zeug. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Zeug (plural Zeugs)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Zeug-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 3 3 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 1 1 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 1 1 3 1

Inflected forms

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