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Where does “forsacan” come from?

forsacan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *frasakan.

forsacan (Old English): to oppose, give up , renounce; to refuse what is...

Definitions

  1. to oppose, give up , renounce; to refuse what is...

Ancestry of “forsacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*frasakan—

Words derived from “forsacan”

  • forsaken
  • forsake
  • godforsaken
  • forsakenness
  • forsakest
  • unforsaken
  • forsaker
  • godforsakenness
  • forsakenly
  • godforsakenly
  • deityforsaken
  • forsaken
Every word from Proto-Germanic *frasakan →