Where does “Versorgungslücke” come from?

Versorgungslücke (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,...

Versorgungslücke (German): supply gap, shortfall a situation where the actual supply falls short of the required or expected demand, often in energy or pensions

Definitions

  1. supply gap, shortfall a situation where the actual supply falls short of the required or expected demand, often in energy or pensions

Ancestry of “Versorgungslücke”, step by step

Versorgungslücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Versorgung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersorgungsupply; care, treatment, accommodation
2Germanversorgento look after; to treat; to supply
3Germansorgēnto take care of, to care for, to look after
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,...

via German Lücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLückegap, lacuna
2Middle High Germanlücke
3Old High Germanluccha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ-