Where does “Sorge” come from?

Sorge (German) comes 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,...

Sorge (German): concern, worry, apprehension, trouble,...

Definitions

  1. concern, worry, apprehension, trouble,...

Ancestry of “Sorge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansorgesorrow; worry; care
2Old High Germansorga—
3Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
4Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgu →