An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Attich

by Friedrich Kluge

Attich, m., from the equiv. MidHG. attech (atech), OHG. attah (attuh, atah), ‘danewort,’ borrowed and extended at an early period from Lat. acte (Gr. ἀκτῇ, ἀκτέα), ‘elder-tree.’ Comp. Lattich from Lat. lactuca, also Dattel from dactylos.