versaak
Afrikaans
/fərˈsɑːk/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to renounce, to abandon
- (transitive) to neglect, to abandon
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish verzaken (forsake, renounce) inherited from Middle Dutch versāken inherited from Old Dutch farsacan inherited from Proto-Germanic *frasakaną (renounce, forsake).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*frasakaną
Gloss
renounce, forsake