Where does “sorweful” come from?
sorweful (Middle English) comes from Old English sorhful, from Proto-Germanic surgafullaz — full of care; anxious.
sorweful (Middle English): sorrowful
Ancestry of “sorweful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sorhful | full of care or anxiety, careful, anxious;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | surgafullaz | full of care; anxious |
Words derived from “sorweful”