Where does “harshen” come from?

harshen (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.

harshen (English): To make, or to become harsh; render hard and...

Definitions

  1. To make, or to become harsh; render hard and...

Ancestry of “harshen”, step by step

harshen 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 harsh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishharshUnpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses;...
2Middle Englishharsk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →