Where does “scarcen” come from?

scarcen (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.

scarcen (English): to become scarce; to make scarce, meager, lean

Definitions

  1. to become scarce; to make scarce, meager, lean

Ancestry of “scarcen”, step by step

scarcen 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 scarce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscarceUncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient...
2Middle EnglishscarsRare, scarce; not common or widespread
3Old Northern Frenchscars—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →