Where does “זאָרגן” come from?

זאָרגן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic surgāną, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

זאָרגן (Yiddish): worry; plural of זאָרג

Definitions

  1. worry; plural of זאָרג

Ancestry of “זאָרגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansorgen—
2Old High Germansorgēn—
3Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
4Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “זאָרגן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn →