Where does “beasten” come from?

beasten (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

beasten (English): Of, relating to, or pertaining to beasts; bestial

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or pertaining to beasts; bestial

Ancestry of “beasten”, step by step

beasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English beast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeastAny animal other than a human; usually only...
2Middle Englishbestebest; superlative degree of good; best;...
3Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
4Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →