Where does “Versorgungssicherheit” come from?
Versorgungssicherheit (German) comes from German Sicherheit, from German sicher, from Middle High German siher, from Old High German sihur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
Versorgungssicherheit (German): security of supply the certainty that a specific good or service, especially energy or water, is available in sufficient quantity and at reasonable prices
Definitions
- security of supply the certainty that a specific good or service, especially energy or water, is available in sufficient quantity and at reasonable prices
Ancestry of “Versorgungssicherheit”, step by step
Versorgungssicherheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sicherheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sicherheit | certainty; security; safety |
| 2 | German | sicher | safe, secure; sure, certain; safely |
| 3 | Middle High German | siher | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sihur | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
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,... |