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
Ancestry of “Suerg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | sorga | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |