sorrow
English
/ˈsɒɹəʊ/, /ˈsɑɹoʊ/, /ˈsɔɹoʊ/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) unhappiness, woe
- (countable) usually in plural An instance or cause of unhappiness.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sorow inherited from Old English sorg inherited from *sorgu inherited from Proto-Germanic *surgō (worry, anxiety) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (be ill, suffer, worry, watch over).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*swergʰ-
Gloss
be ill, suffer, worry, watch over
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alginuresis English
- antalgic English
- besorrow English
- hemialgia English
- oversorrow English
- ridden English
- seek English
- seeksorrow English
- sorrow-ridden English
- sorrower English
- sorrowest English
- sorroweth English
- sorrowful English
- sorrowfully English
- sorrowfulness English
- sorrowless English
- sorrowlessness English
- sorrowly English
- sorrowsome English
- sorrowy English
- unsorrowful English
- surkea Finnish
- surku Finnish
- surkuhupainen Finnish
- surkuhupaisa Finnish
- surkutella Finnish
- -algia Latin
- abdomen Latin
- Algolagnie German
- Sorge German
- Sorgerecht German
- Vorsorge German
- sorgenfrei German
- sorgenlos German
- sorgsam German
- broedzorg Dutch, Flemish
- geldzorg Dutch, Flemish
- gezondheidszorg Dutch, Flemish
- kinderzorg Dutch, Flemish
- kraamzorg Dutch, Flemish
- mantelzorg Dutch, Flemish
- nazorg Dutch, Flemish
- ouderenzorg Dutch, Flemish
- patiëntenzorg Dutch, Flemish
- pleegzorg Dutch, Flemish
- voorzorg Dutch, Flemish
- zorg Dutch, Flemish
- zorgboerderij Dutch, Flemish
- zorgeloos Dutch, Flemish
- zorgen Dutch, Flemish
- zorgenkind Dutch, Flemish
- zorgmijder Dutch, Flemish
- zorgpremie Dutch, Flemish
- zorgverlener Dutch, Flemish
- zorgverzekeraar Dutch, Flemish
- zorgverzekering Dutch, Flemish
- zorgvuldig Dutch, Flemish
- zorgwekkend Dutch, Flemish
- zorgzaam Dutch, Flemish
- θυμαλγής Ancient Greek
- ἀλγέω Ancient Greek
- ἀλγεινός Ancient Greek
- ἄλγος Ancient Greek
- *surgh- Proto-Indo-European
- *swergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *surgō Proto-Germanic
- orsorg Old English
- sorg Old English
- bisorȝen Middle English
- sorow Middle English
- sorowy Middle English
- sorweful Middle English
- sorg Old Norse
- syrgja Old Norse
- besørge Danish
- forsørge Danish
- sørge Danish
- sørgelig Danish
- άλγος Greek (modern)
- αλγολαγνεία Greek (modern)
- sorge Middle Dutch
- sorga Old High German
- serg Old Irish
- sorg Afrikaans
- sorge Middle High German
- Suerg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 Gothic
- *sorgu gmw-pro
- *sworga Old Dutch
- *swergos Proto-Celtic
- sorga Old Saxon
- soarch Western Frisian
- soargje Western Frisian
- sorge Old Frisian