Where does “kitzeln” come from?
kitzeln (German) comes 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.
kitzeln (German): to tickle
Ancestry of “kitzeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | kizzilōn | to tickle |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kitilōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kitilōną | to tickle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kitōną | to tickle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | geid- | to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick |
Words derived from “kitzeln”