Where does “Fürsorge” come from?
Fürsorge (German) comes from German für, from Middle High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Fürsorge (German): care, solicitude; welfare
Definitions
- care, solicitude; welfare
Ancestry of “Fürsorge”, step by step
Fürsorge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German für
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | für | for; in favor of, in support of; by the standards... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vür | — |
| 3 | Old High German | furi | before; for; because of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German sorge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sorge | inflection of sorgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sorge | sorrow; worry; care |
| 3 | Old High German | sorga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |