Where does “attern” come from?

attern (Middle English) comes 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 (Middle English): Containing poison; poisonous, venomous

Definitions

  1. Containing poison; poisonous, venomous

Ancestry of “attern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣtrenpoisoned, poisonous, venomous
2Proto-West Germanicait(t)rīnpoisonous
3Proto-West Germanic-īnCreates adjectives from nouns with the sense...
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “attern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -īn →