Where does “citelung” come from?

citelung (Old English) comes from Old English citelian, 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.

citelung (Old English): tickling

Definitions

  1. tickling

Ancestry of “citelung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcitelianto tickle
2Old Norsekitlato tickle
3Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
4Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
5Proto-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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