Etymograph

English

kittlish

From kittle + -ish.

Formed from kittle + -ish

Proto-Indo-European *geyd- ‘to stick, jab, tickle’

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Proto-Germanic *kitilōną ‘to tickle’

Proto-West Germanic *kitilōn

Old English citelian ‘to tickle’

Middle English kitelen

English kittle

Today it means

adj ticklish

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kittlish