Where does “kitilōn” come from?

kitilōn (West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kitilōną, from Proto-Germanic kitōną, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.

Ancestry of “kitilōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
2Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
3Proto-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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