Where does “kittla” come from?

kittla (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kitla, 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.

kittla (Swedish): to tickle

Definitions

  1. to tickle

Ancestry of “kittla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkitla—
2Old Norsekitlato tickle
3Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
4Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick

Words derived from “kittla”

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