Where does “Versorgungsengpass” come from?
Versorgungsengpass (German) comes from German Engpass, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Versorgungsengpass (German): supply bottleneck, shortage a situation in which the demand for a specific good or service cannot be met due to limited availability
Definitions
- supply bottleneck, shortage a situation in which the demand for a specific good or service cannot be met due to limited availability
Ancestry of “Versorgungsengpass”, step by step
Versorgungsengpass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Engpass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Engpass | defile very narrow path, especially in mountainous terrain |
| 2 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 3 | French | passeport | passport |
| 4 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 5 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 6 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 7 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 8 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 9 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 10 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 11 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 12 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
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,... |