Where does “ontzorgen” come from?
ontzorgen (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,...
ontzorgen (Dutch): to unburden, to take away concern
Definitions
- to unburden, to take away concern
Ancestry of “ontzorgen”, step by step
ontzorgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zorg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zorg | care; concern, worry |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sorge | care |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sorga | worry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |