Where does “versorgen” come from?
versorgen (German) comes 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,...
versorgen (German): to look after; to treat; to supply
Definitions
- to look after; to treat; to supply
Ancestry of “versorgen”, step by step
versorgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sorgēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sorgēn | to take care of, to care for, to look after |
| 2 | Middle High German | sorgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sorgēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgēn | to worry, to be sad |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | surgāną | to worry, be concerned |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |
via German ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver | — |
Words derived from “versorgen”
- Versorgung
- Versorger
- forsørge
- Energieversorgung
- Sauerstoffversorgung
- Versorgungslage
- Versorgungstechnik
- Unterversorgung
- Stromversorger
- Mangelversorgung
- Erstversorgung
- Selbstversorgung
- Versorgungsengpass
- Versorgungslücke
- Versorgungssicherheit
- forsørger
- Grundversorgung
- Grünfutterversorgung
- lugversorger
- Rohstoffversorgung
- Wasserversorgung
- Selenunterversorgung
- Selbstversorgungsgrad
- erstversorgen