besorgen

German (Berlin)

verb-weak

Definitions

(transitive) to deal, to manage, to procure
(transitive) to get, to obtain
(vulgar) to give it to someone, to satisfy carnally
(transitive) to be afraid of, to worry about

Etymology

Prefix from German sorgen (care) inherited from Middle High German besorgen inherited from Old High German bisorgēn.

Origin

Old High German

bisorgēn

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

besorrow English
sorrow English
Besorgung German
entsorgen German
sorgen German
umsorgen German
versorgen German
bisorȝen Middle English
besørge Danish
sørge Danish
zorgi Esperanto
bisorgēn Old High German
besorgen Middle High German
besørge Old Danish