Where does “sorg” come from?

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

sorg (Old English): worry, anxiety; sorrow, grief

Definitions

  1. worry, anxiety; sorrow, grief

Ancestry of “sorg”, 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 “sorg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgu →