Where does “wasten” come from?

wasten (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.

wasten (English): To make or become waste or wasted

Definitions

To make or become waste or wasted

Ancestry of “wasten”, step by step

wasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	en	Abbreviation of English; The name of the...
2	French	en	in; to; by
3	Middle French	en	on; on to
4	Old French	en	in; inside; on; upon; in
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via English waste

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	waste	Excess of material, useless by-products or...
2	Middle English	wasten	to waste, lay waste
3	Old Northern French	waster	to waste, devastate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →