Where does “sorgen” come from?

sorgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sorgon, from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic surgāną, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

sorgen (Middle Dutch): to worry, to be concerned; to fear; to care for,...

Definitions

  1. to worry, to be concerned; to fear; to care for,...

Ancestry of “sorgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsorgonto worry
2Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
3Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “sorgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn →
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