Where does “ticklingly” come from?

ticklingly (English) comes from English tickling, from English tickle, from Middle English tiklen.

ticklingly (English): In a tickling way

Definitions

  1. In a tickling way

Ancestry of “ticklingly”, step by step

ticklingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tickling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishticklingpresent participle of tickle; That tickles; A...
2EnglishtickleThe act of tickling; An itchy feeling resembling...
3Middle Englishtiklen—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle English tiklen →
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