Where does “sorge” come from?

sorge (Middle High German) 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,...

sorge (Middle High German): sorrow; worry; care

Definitions

  1. sorrow; worry; care

Ancestry of “sorge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansorga—
2Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “sorge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgu →