Where does “attern” come from?
attern (English) comes from Middle English attern, from Old English ǣtren, from Proto-West Germanic ait(t)rīn, from Proto-West Germanic -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
attern (English): Venomous; poisonous; Cruel; fierce; ill-natured
Definitions
- Venomous; poisonous; Cruel; fierce; ill-natured
Ancestry of “attern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | attern | Containing poison; poisonous, venomous |
| 2 | Old English | ǣtren | poisoned, poisonous, venomous |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ait(t)rīn | poisonous |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -īn | Creates adjectives from nouns with the sense... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |