Where does “sorrower” come from?
sorrower (English) comes from English sorrow, from German sorge, from Middle High German sorge, from Old High German sorga, from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
sorrower (English): One who sorrows
Definitions
- One who sorrows
Ancestry of “sorrower”, step by step
sorrower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sorrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorrow | unhappiness, woe; An instance or cause of... |
| 2 | German | sorge | inflection of sorgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sorge | sorrow; worry; care |
| 4 | Old High German | sorga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |