Sorg
/sɔːrɡ/noun
An obsolete or Scots word meaning sorrow, grief, or care.
Did you know?Sorg belongs to the same Germanic word family as English “sorrow” and “sorry,” preserving an old linguistic link between grief and remorse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swerǵʰ-
“To be troubled, suffer, or worry; a reconstructed ancestor associated with distress.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*surgō
“Sorrow, anxiety, or distress.”
Old English
OE
sorg
“Sorrow, grief, anxiety, or care.”
Old Norse
ON
sorg
“Sorrow, grief, or distress.”
Middle English
ME
sorg
“Sorrow or care; later competing with the form sorwe.”
Modern English and Scots
English/Scots
sorg
“An obsolete or dialectal form meaning sorrow or grief.”