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Where does “kitilōn” come from?

kitilōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic kitilōną, from Proto-Germanic kitōną, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.

kitilōn (Frankish): to tickle

Definitions

  1. to tickle

Ancestry of “kitilōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
2Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick

Words derived from “kitilōn”

  • chatouillement
  • chatouilleur
  • chatouiller
  • chatouilleux
  • catellier
  • cadugghiari
  • catilo
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