Where does “verzaken” come from?

verzaken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch versāken, from Old Dutch farsacan, from Proto-Germanic *frasakan.

verzaken (Dutch): to renounce, to abandon; to neglect, to abandon;...

Definitions

  1. to renounce, to abandon; to neglect, to abandon;...

Ancestry of “verzaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchversākento deny
2Old Dutchfarsacanto disavow; to swear off
3Proto-Germanic*frasakan—

Words derived from “verzaken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *frasakan →Every word from Old Dutch farsacan →Every word from Middle Dutch versāken →