sorgian

Old English

verb

Definitions

to worry
to grieve, sorrow

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *surgāną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*surgāną

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*surgāną Proto-Germanic
besorgian Old English
bisorȝen Middle English
sorgēn Old High German
*sorgēn gmw-pro
sorgon Old Dutch

besorgian