Where does “zorg” come from?

zorg (Dutch) comes 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,...

zorg (Dutch): care; concern, worry

Definitions

  1. care; concern, worry

Ancestry of “zorg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zorg

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ-