"to tickle," mid-14c. (implied in kitellynge), from or parallel to Middle Dutch kitelen, Old High German kizzilon, German kitzeln, Old Norse kitla, all apparently somehow felt as suggestive of the action.
kith
kitsch
kitschy
kitten
kittenish
kittle
kitty
kitty-corner
Kiwanis
kiwi
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