Where does “zorgar” come from?
zorgar (Ido) comes from Esperanto zorgi, from Yiddish זאָרגן, 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,...
Ancestry of “zorgar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | zorgi | to worry; to care; to be anxious |
| 2 | Yiddish | זאָרגן | worry; plural of זאָרג |
| 3 | Middle High German | sorgen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sorgēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgēn | to worry, to be sad |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | surgāną | to worry, be concerned |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
Words derived from “zorgar”