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Where does “Selenunterversorgung” come from?

Selenunterversorgung (German) comes from German Unterversorgung, 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 — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Selenunterversorgung (German): selenium deficiency

Definitions

  1. selenium deficiency

Ancestry of “Selenunterversorgung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterversorgungundersupply; deficiency
2GermanVersorgungsupply; care, treatment, accommodation
3Germanversorgento look after; to treat; to supply
4Germansorgēn—
5Middle High Germansorgen—
6Old High Germansorgēn—
7Proto-West Germanicsorgēnto worry, to be sad
8Proto-Germanicsurgānąto worry, be concerned
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
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