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[–] superkret@feddit.org 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

German here. That's an entirely different word, with a different word stem and history, despite being spelled exactly the same.

Also completely unrelated to Zeugen (witnesses) and zeugen (conceive).

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago

Honestly, I love this language. And I fully understand anyone who hates it.