Where does “Sorj” come from?

Sorj (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German sorge, from Old Saxon sorga, from Proto-West Germanic sorgu, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Sorj (Plautdietsch): worry, care, apprehension

Definitions

  1. worry, care, apprehension

Ancestry of “Sorj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansorge—
2Old Saxonsorgaworry; anxiety
3Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
4Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgu →