Etymology Explorer › Low German

Where does “vorsaken” come from?

vorsaken (Low German) comes from Old Dutch farsakan, from Proto-Germanic *frasakan.

Ancestry of “vorsaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfarsakan—
2Proto-Germanic*frasakan—

Words derived from “vorsaken”

  • forsagelse
  • forsage
  • forsaker
  • forsakelse
  • forsake
Every word from Proto-Germanic *frasakan →