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

Definitions

  1. to tickle

Ancestry of “kitzeln”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kitzeln”

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