Where does “Suerg” come from?

Suerg (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sorga, from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Suerg (Luxembourgish): worry, concern

Definitions

  1. worry, concern

Ancestry of “Suerg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansorga—
2Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgu →