FromMiddle Englishattern, fromOld Englishǣtren(“poisoned, poisonous, venomous”), fromProto-West Germanic*aittrīn(“poisonous”). Equivalent toatter +-en.
attern (comparativemoreattern,superlativemostattern)
FromOld Englishǣtren,ættern, fromProto-West Germanic*aittrīn.
attern