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Where does “ætriȝ” come from?

ætriȝ (Middle English) comes from Old English ǣtriġ, from Proto-Germanic aitrīgaz — poisonous.

Ancestry of “ætriȝ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣtriġpoisonous
2Proto-Germanicaitrīgazpoisonous

Words derived from “ætriȝ”

  • attery
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