Where does “syrgja” come from?

syrgja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic surgijaną.

syrgja (Icelandic): to mourn, to grieve

Definitions

  1. to mourn, to grieve

Ancestry of “syrgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesyrgja—
2Proto-Germanicsurgijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic surgijaną →Every word from Old Norse syrgja →