Where does “sorgēn” come from?

sorgēn (German) comes 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,...

sorgēn (German): to take care of, to care for, to look after

Definitions

  1. to take care of, to care for, to look after

Ancestry of “sorgēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansorgen—
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,...

Words derived from “sorgēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn →