Where does “versaken” come from?
versaken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch farsacan, from Proto-Germanic *frasakan.
Ancestry of “versaken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | farsacan | to disavow; to swear off |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *frasakan | — |
Words derived from “versaken”