Where does “sorgian” come from?

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

sorgian (Old English): to worry; to grieve, sorrow

Definitions

  1. to worry; to grieve, sorrow

Ancestry of “sorgian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
2Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “sorgian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn →
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