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Where does “versāken” come from?

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

Ancestry of “versāken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “versāken”

  • verzaken
  • verzaking
Every word from Proto-Germanic *frasakan →