Where does “Kitzel” come from?

Kitzel (German) comes from German kitzeln, from Old High German kizzilōn, from Proto-West Germanic kitilōn, from Proto-Germanic kitilōną, from Proto-Germanic kitōną, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.

Kitzel (German): titillation

Definitions

  1. titillation

Ancestry of “Kitzel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankitzelnto tickle
2Old High Germankizzilōnto tickle
3Proto-West Germanickitilōn—
4Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
5Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick

Words derived from “Kitzel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geid- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kitōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kitilōną →