Where does “sorga” come from?
sorga (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
sorga (Old Dutch): worry
Definitions
- worry
Ancestry of “sorga”, step by step
sorga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic sorgu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
via Proto-Germanic *sorgu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sorgu | — |