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Where does “kinderzorg” come from?

kinderzorg (Dutch) 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,...

kinderzorg (Dutch): child welfare

Definitions

  1. child welfare

Ancestry of “kinderzorg”, step by step

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