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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

Definitions

  1. sorrowful

Ancestry of “sorweful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsorhfulfull of care or anxiety, careful, anxious;...
2Proto-Germanicsurgafullazfull of care; anxious

Words derived from “sorweful”

  • sorrowful
  • sorrowfully
  • sorrowfulness
  • unsorrowful
  • unsorrowfully
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