Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/surgō

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this at all related to Proto-Indo-European *swer- (to ache, to fester)? See also Proto-Germanic *sweraną (to hurt, to fester).”

From earlier *swurgō, from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer). Cognate with Lithuanian sir̃gti (to be ill, be sick), Polish srogi (stern, severe, harsh), Old Irish serg (sickness, disease).

Noun

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*surgō f

  1. worry, care, sorrow

Inflection

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ō-stemDeclension of *surgō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *surgō *surgôz
vocative *surgō *surgôz
accusative *surgǭ *surgōz
genitive *surgōz *surgǫ̂
dative *surgōi *surgōmaz
instrumental *surgō *surgōmiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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