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Where does “sorga” come from?

sorga (Old High German) 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”

  • sorgsam
  • Sorge
  • sorgenlos
  • sorgenfrei
  • sorge
  • זאָרג
  • Suerg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →