Where does “icky” come from?

icky (English) comes from English icky-boo.

icky (English): Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting;...

Definitions

  1. Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting;...

Ancestry of “icky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicky-boo

Words derived from “icky

Every word from English icky-boo
icky — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer