Where does “ticklee” come from?

ticklee (English) comes from English tickle, from Middle English tiklen.

ticklee (English): One who is tickled

Definitions

  1. One who is tickled

Ancestry of “ticklee”, step by step

ticklee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tickle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtickleThe act of tickling; An itchy feeling resembling...
2Middle Englishtiklen—

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Middle English tiklen →Every word from English tickle →
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