Where does “sorga” come from?
sorga (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
sorga (Old Saxon): worry; anxiety
Ancestry of “sorga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |