Where does “chatouillement” come from?

chatouillement (French) comes from French chatouiller, from Old French catellier, from Medieval Latin catilo, from Frankish kitilōn, from Proto-Germanic kitilōną, from Proto-Germanic kitōną, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.

chatouillement (French): tickle, an act of tickling

Definitions

  1. tickle, an act of tickling

Ancestry of “chatouillement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchatouillerto tickle
2Old Frenchcatellierto excite, cause tremors
3Medieval Latincatiloto tickle; tickle
4Frankishkitilōnto tickle
5Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
6Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
7Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geid- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kitōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kitilōną →
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