kittle

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To tickle, to touch lightly.

Adj

1. (Northern-England, Scotland) Ticklish.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland) Not easily managed

Sinonieme

touchy

difficult

susceptible

awkward

ticklish

touchous

tickle

Vertalings

دغدغ

kitzlig

brenzlig

kitzelig

chatouilleux

délicat

susceptible

adombrabile

ispido

solleticoso

spinoso

lastig

teer

sensitivo

cócegozo

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: kitelen

Geërf van Old English: citelian

Verwante met Nederlands: kittelen

Verwante met Nederduits: kettelen

Verwante met Duits: kitzeln

Verwante met Yslands: kitla

Verwante met Sweeds: kittla

Verwante met Deens: kilde

In summary

From Middle English kitelen, from Old English citelian (“to tickle”), from Proto-West Germanic *kitilōn, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *kitōną (“to tickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *geid- (“to stick, jab, tickle”).
Cognate with Dutch kittelen, kietelen (“to tickle”), Low German kettelen, ketelen (“to tickle”), German kitzeln (“to tickle”), Icelandic kitla (“to tickle”), Swedish kittla, kittsla, Danish kilde and perhaps Old Armenian կիծ- (kic-, “to sting, bite”). Compare tickle.