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Where does “Versorgung” come from?

Versorgung (German) comes 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,...

Versorgung (German): supply; care, treatment, accommodation

Definitions

  1. supply; care, treatment, accommodation

Ancestry of “Versorgung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Versorgung”

  • Versorgungstechnik
  • Unterversorgung
  • Sauerstoffversorgung
  • Mangelversorgung
  • Versorgungslage
  • Selenunterversorgung
  • Energieversorgung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →