# unsake

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To forsake.

## Etymology
From Middle English onsaken, from Old English onsacan (“to attack, strive against”), from Proto-Germanic *ansakaną, *andsakaną (“to resist, object”), equivalent to un- + sake. Cognate with Old Saxon andsakan, antsakan (“to deny, defend oneself”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unsake