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Where does “Unterversorgung” come from?

Unterversorgung (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,...

Unterversorgung (German): undersupply; deficiency

Definitions

  1. undersupply; deficiency

Ancestry of “Unterversorgung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersorgungsupply; care, treatment, accommodation
2Germanversorgento look after; to treat; to supply
3Germansorgēn—
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,...

Words derived from “Unterversorgung”

  • Selenunterversorgung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →