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
Ancestry of “kittla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | kitla | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | kitla | to tickle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kitilōną | to tickle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kitōną | to tickle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | geid- | to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick |