Where does “sorgwerk” come from?
sorgwerk (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans werk, from Dutch werk, from Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch werk, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
sorgwerk (Afrikaans): carework
Definitions
- carework
Ancestry of “sorgwerk”, step by step
sorgwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans werk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | werk | work |
| 2 | Dutch | werk | A task, job, chore; A profession, job,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werc | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | werk | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Afrikaans sorg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | sorg | care; worry; to care; to care for |
| 2 | Dutch | zorg | care; concern, worry |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sorge | care |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sorga | worry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |