itching

Meaning

itch

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English ecchinge, ȝitchinge, ʒicchinde, ʒichande (also unassibilated as yckyng), from Old English ġiċċende (“itching”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjandi, present participle of *jukkjan (“to itch”), equivalent to itch + -ing.

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