English word origin

Etymology of Moog

Borrowed from Alsatian Alemannic German Moog, from Middle German Maag, Mage.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname from German.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Alsatian Alemannic German Moog, from Middle German Maag, Mage.

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Borrowed-form mentionMooggsw

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Any of a series of early analog music synthesizers.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Named after its inventor, Robert Moog.

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