Where does “umsorgen” come from?

umsorgen (German) comes from German sorgēn, 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,...

umsorgen (German): to look after someone

Definitions

  1. to look after someone

Ancestry of “umsorgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansorgēnto take care of, to care for, to look after
2Middle High Germansorgen—
3Old High Germansorgēn—
4Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
5Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
6Proto-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 →