su̯ergh- (*ĝʷhergh- : kṣu̯ergh-)

    su̯ergh- (*ĝʷhergh- : kṣu̯ergh-)

    English meaning: to take care of; to be ill

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sorgen, sich worum kũmmern; krank sein”

    Material: 1. O.Ind. sūrkṣ ati “kũmmert sich um etwas”; common O.Ind. -ĝʷh- > -kṣu̯- phonetic mutation Goth. saúrga “ care, sorrow “, O.Ice. O.E. sorg, O.S. sorga, O.H.G. sorga, afränk. sworga “ care “; Goth. saúrgan, O.Ice. syrgja, O.S. sorgōn, O.E. sorgian, O.H.G. sorgēn, sworgēn “care for, worry”. 2. O.Ir. serg “disease, malady”, Lith. sergù, sir̃gti “ be sick “, O.C.S. sraga “disease, malady”, sragъ “austerus, torvus”; probably also Alb. dergjem “be bedridden” (*su̯orghi̯ō) common O.Ind. -ĝʷh- > -kṣu̯- : Illyr. - alb -ĝʷh- > -d- phonetic mutatIon.

    References: WP. II 529, Trautmann 258.