Where does “forsaken” come from?

Forsaken comes from Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan, from Proto-Germanic frasakaną, combining the prefix fra- with a root from Proto-Indo-European per- and bʰuH-.

forsaken (English): Deserted; abandoned; Helpless; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. Deserted; abandoned; Helpless; past participle of...

Ancestry of “forsaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforsakeTo abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something)
2Middle Englishforsakento reject, deny
3Old Englishforsacanto oppose, give up (something), renounce
4Proto-Germanic*frasakan—

Words derived from “forsaken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *frasakan →Every word from Old English forsacan →Every word from Middle English forsaken →