atene

The story

1. Old English · inherited from*ātēonian
2. Middle English · inherited fromatenen
3. English todayatene

From Middle English atenen, ateonen, from Old English *ātēonian, *ātȳnan, *ātīenan, from a- + tēonian (“to injure, irritate, slander”), and tȳnan, tīenan (“to irritate, vex, trouble, insult, revile”), equivalent to a- + teen.