Where does “Mangelversorgung” come from?
Mangelversorgung (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,...
Mangelversorgung (German): lack of supply
Definitions
- lack of supply
Ancestry of “Mangelversorgung”, step by step
Mangelversorgung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Versorgung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Versorgung | supply; care, treatment, accommodation |
| 2 | German | versorgen | to look after; to treat; to supply |
| 3 | German | sorgēn | to take care of, to care for, to look after |
| 4 | Middle High German | sorgen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sorgēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgēn | to worry, to be sad |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | surgāną | to worry, be concerned |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
via German mangel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mangel | inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | mange | mangle |
| 3 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |