Where does “sørge” come from?

sørge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish sørge, from Old Danish sørghiæ, from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic surgijaną.

sørge (Norwegian Bokmål): to grieve, mourn, lament; sørge for - to care...

Definitions

  1. to grieve, mourn, lament; sørge for - to care...

Ancestry of “sørge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsørgeto grieve, mourn, lament; in the expression sørge...
2Old Danishsørghiæ—
3Old Norsesyrgja—
4Proto-Germanicsurgijaną—

Words derived from “sørge”

Every word from Proto-Germanic surgijaną →Every word from Old Norse syrgja →Every word from Old Danish sørghiæ →