Where does “sørge” come from?

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

sørge (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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
1Norwegian Bokmålsørgeto grieve, mourn, lament; sørge for - to care...
2Danishsørgeto grieve, mourn, lament; in the expression sørge...
3Old Danishsørghiæ
4Old Norsesyrgja
5Proto-Germanicsurgijaną
Every word from Proto-Germanic surgijanąEvery word from Old Norse syrgjaEvery word from Old Danish sørghiæ
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