Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “ator” come from?

ator (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *aitr, from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

ator (Old English): poison

Definitions

  1. poison

Ancestry of “ator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*aitr—
2Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

Words derived from “ator”

  • atter
  • ater
  • atter
  • atorlic
  • atorbære
  • atorcoppe
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