Where does “itching” come from?
Itching comes from Middle English icchen, from Old English ġiċċe, from Proto-Germanic jukjaną, a verb of uncertain ultimate origin meaning to scratch or have a pricking sensation.
itching (English): present participle of itch; A sensation that...
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- present participle of itch; A sensation that...
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