Where does “sorow” come from?

sorow (Middle English) comes from Old English sorg, from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

sorow (Middle English): sorrow, sadness, anxiety; regret, repentance;...

Definitions

  1. sorrow, sadness, anxiety; regret, repentance;...

Ancestry of “sorow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsorgworry, anxiety; sorrow, grief
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 →