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
Ancestry of “citelian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kitla | to tickle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kitilōną | to tickle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kitōną | to tickle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | geid- | to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick |
Words derived from “citelian”