Where does “Grundversorgung” come from?

Grundversorgung (German) comes from German Versorgung, from German versorgen, from German sorgēn, from Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-West Germanic sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic surgāną, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Grundversorgung (German): primary care

Definitions

  1. primary care

Ancestry of “Grundversorgung”, step by step

Grundversorgung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Versorgung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersorgungsupply; care, treatment, accommodation
2Germanversorgento look after; to treat; to supply
3Germansorgēnto take care of, to care for, to look after
4Middle High Germansorgen
5Old High Germansorgēn
6Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
7Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

via German Grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
2Middle High Germangrunt
3Old High Germangruntground
4Proto-West Germanicgrundu
5Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ-