Where does “zorgen” come from?

zorgen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sorgen, from Old Dutch sorgon, from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic surgāną, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

zorgen (Dutch): to make sure, to ensure

Definitions

  1. to make sure, to ensure

Ancestry of “zorgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsorgento worry, to be concerned; to fear; to care for,...
2Old Dutchsorgonto worry
3Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
4Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “zorgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn →
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