Where does “forsakenness” come from?
forsakenness (English) comes from English forsaken, from English forsake, from Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan, from Proto-Germanic *frasakan.
forsakenness (English): The state or condition of being forsaken
Definitions
- The state or condition of being forsaken
Ancestry of “forsakenness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | forsaken | Deserted; abandoned; Helpless; past participle of... |
| 2 | English | forsake | To abandon, to give up, to leave , to renounce |
| 3 | Middle English | forsaken | to reject, deny |
| 4 | Old English | forsacan | to oppose, give up , renounce; to refuse what is... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *frasakan | — |