Where does “sorg” come from?

sorg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sorg, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

sorg (Norwegian Bokmål): sorrow, grief, sadness

Definitions

  1. sorrow, grief, sadness

Ancestry of “sorg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesorgsorrow, grief
2Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “sorg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Old Norse sorg →