Where does “Nervenkitzel” come from?

Nervenkitzel (German) comes from German Kitzel, 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.

Nervenkitzel (German): thrill

Definitions

  1. thrill

Ancestry of “Nervenkitzel”, step by step

Nervenkitzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kitzel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKitzeltitillation
2Germankitzelnto tickle
3Old High Germankizzilōnto tickle
4Proto-West Germanickitilōn—
5Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
6Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
7Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick

via German nerv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannervnerve
2Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
3Middle Frenchnerfnerve
4Old Frenchnerfnerve
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geid- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kitōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kitilōną →
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