Where does “verzaking” come from?

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

verzaking (Dutch): renunciation; neglect

Definitions

  1. renunciation; neglect

Ancestry of “verzaking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverzakento renounce, to abandon; to neglect, to abandon;...
2Middle Dutchversākento deny
3Old Dutchfarsacanto disavow; to swear off
4Proto-Germanic*frasakan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *frasakan →Every word from Old Dutch farsacan →Every word from Middle Dutch versāken →