Where does “kitla” come from?

kitla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic kitilōną, from Proto-Germanic kitōną, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.

kitla (Icelandic): to tickle; to be ticklish

Definitions

  1. to tickle; to be ticklish

Ancestry of “kitla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekitlato tickle
2Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
3Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
4Proto-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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