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
- 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
| 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,... |