Where does “sorg” come from?

sorg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zorg, from Middle Dutch sorge, from Old Dutch sorga, from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

sorg (Afrikaans): care; worry; to care; to care for

Definitions

  1. care; worry; to care; to care for

Ancestry of “sorg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzorgcare; concern, worry
2Middle Dutchsorgecare
3Old Dutchsorgaworry
4Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
5Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “sorg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgu →