Where does “zorgenkind” come from?

zorgenkind (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,...

zorgenkind (Dutch): A problem child, troubled and/or troublesome...

Definitions

  1. A problem child, troubled and/or troublesome...

Ancestry of “zorgenkind”, step by step

zorgenkind 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 kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgu →