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Re:What Is Anglish? by MrsPeaches on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @07:06AM (#34968389)
As far as I understand it, Zeug means thing in this context.

Stuff is “Stoff” as in Brennstoff.

Fire-thing and burning-stuff.

Lighter is “Zünder“ in German.

Feuerzeug vs Zünder

To close to call regarding which is clearer.

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Re:What Is Anglish? by wirrbel on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @10:02AM (#34970020)
Feuerzeug is a lighter, its a fixed term, nothing "wobbly" that relates to fire-stuff.

Zünder is an igniter/detonator, Zündung is the ignition.

Zeug can be used as "thing", but it is frequently used when refearing to gear. So "Feuerzeug" is like "Firegear", "Werkzeug" is the "gear for working" (tools).

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Re:What Is Anglish? by biztos on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:53AM (#34971587)
There is Zündholz for “match” but lo[0], apparently there is/was Zündzeug:

https://www.dwds.de/wb/dwb/zündzeug

[0]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lo

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