Where does “sorg” come from?

sorg (German) comes from 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,...

sorg (German): imperative singular of sorgen

Definitions

  1. imperative singular of sorgen

Ancestry of “sorg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansorgento care; to worry
2Old High Germansorgēn—
3Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
4Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn →