Where does “kraamzorg” come from?

kraamzorg (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,...

kraamzorg (Dutch): maternity care

Definitions

  1. maternity care

Ancestry of “kraamzorg”, step by step

kraamzorg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zorg

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,...

via Dutch kraam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkraamstall; childbirth; childbed
2Middle Dutchcraem
3Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
4Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ-