Where does “sorrowful” come from?
Sorrowful comes from Middle English sorweful, from Old English sorhful, from Proto-Germanic surgafullaz, meaning full of care or anxiety.
sorrowful (English): exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught;...
Definitions
- exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught;...
Ancestry of “sorrowful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sorweful | sorrowful |
| 2 | Old English | sorhful | full of care or anxiety, careful, anxious;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | surgafullaz | full of care; anxious |
Words derived from “sorrowful”