Where does “versachen” come from?

versachen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German firsahhan, from Old High German sahhan, from Proto-West Germanic sakan, from Proto-Germanic sakaną, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

versachen (Middle High German): to deny

Definitions

  1. to deny

Ancestry of “versachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfirsahhanto deny; to renounce
2Old High Germansahhanto fight; to scold
3Proto-West Germanicsakanto fight, quarrel; to argue, disagree
4Proto-Germanicsakanąto charge, dispute
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂g-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakaną →