Where does “zorgi” come from?
zorgi (Esperanto) comes from Yiddish זאָרגן, from Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic surgāną, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
zorgi (Esperanto): to worry; to care; to be anxious
Definitions
- to worry; to care; to be anxious
Ancestry of “zorgi”, step by step
zorgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish זאָרגן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | זאָרגן | worry; plural of זאָרג |
| 2 | Middle High German | sorgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sorgēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgēn | to worry, to be sad |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | surgāną | to worry, be concerned |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
via German sorgēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sorgēn | to take care of, to care for, to look after |