Where does “surkeus” come from?
surkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish surkea, from Finnish surku, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
surkeus (Finnish): ruefulness; squalor; misery
Definitions
- ruefulness; squalor; misery
Ancestry of “surkeus”, step by step
surkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish surkea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | surkea | miserable, wretched; pitiful; lousy |
| 2 | Finnish | surku | pity; sadness, sorrow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |