Where does “citelian” come from?

citelian (Old English) 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.

citelian (Old English): to tickle

Definitions

  1. to tickle

Ancestry of “citelian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekitlato tickle
2Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
3Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick

Words derived from “citelian”

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