Where does “forsaken” come from?
forsaken (Middle English) comes from Old English forsacan, from Proto-Germanic *frasakan.
forsaken (Middle English): to reject, deny
Ancestry of “forsaken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | forsacan | to oppose, give up , renounce; to refuse what is... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *frasakan | — |
Words derived from “forsaken”