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zorg.

care

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/zɔrx/

  1. care

    feminine
    Hij draagt veel zorg voor zijn zieke moeder.

  2. concern; worry

    feminine
    Ik maak me geen zorgen over de toekomst.

  3. healthcare, healthcare sector, healthcare services

    feminine
    Hij werkt in de zorg.
    Ziekenhuizen staan onder druk door de toenemende zorgvraag.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sorge, sorghe, surghe, from Old Dutch sorga, from Proto-West Germanic *sorgu, from Proto-Germanic *surgō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Compare German Sorge, West Frisian soarch, English sorrow, Danish sorg, Swedish sorg.

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