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Where does “sorgu” come from?

sorgu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch zorgen, from Middle Dutch sorgen, from Old Dutch sorgon, from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic surgāną, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

sorgu (Sranan Tongo): To take care of

Definitions

  1. To take care of

Ancestry of “sorgu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzorgento make sure, to ensure
2Middle Dutchsorgento worry, to be concerned; to fear; to care for,...
3Old Dutchsorgonto worry
4Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
5Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
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