Where does “syrgja” come from?

syrgja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse syrgja, from Proto-Germanic surgijaną.

syrgja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to grieve, mourn, lament

Definitions

  1. to grieve, mourn, lament

Ancestry of “syrgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesyrgja—
2Proto-Germanicsurgijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic surgijaną →Every word from Old Norse syrgja →
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