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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,...

Ancestry of “sorga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sorga”

  • zorg
  • kinderzorg
  • gezondheidszorg
  • zorgwekkend
  • kraamzorg
  • zorgmijder
  • pleegzorg
  • zorgverlener
  • zorgenkind
  • surghe
  • sorge
  • sorghe
  • sorg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →