Where does “sorh” come from?

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

sorh (Old English): Alternative form of sorg

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sorg

Ancestry of “sorh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsorgworry, anxiety; sorrow, grief
2Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “sorh”

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