itch

itch · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*jukjǭ“itch”
2. Old English · inherited fromġiċċe“itch”
3. Middle English · inherited fromicche
4. English todayitch

From Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe (“itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“itch”), German jucken.

itch · verb²

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*jukkjan“to itch”
2. Old English · inherited fromġiċċan
3. Middle English · inherited fromicchen
4. English todayitch

From Middle English icchen, ȝicchen, from Old English ġiċċan, ġyċċan (“to itch”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“to itch”), West Frisian jûkje (“to itch”), Dutch jeuken (“to itch”), Low German jocken (“to itch”), German jucken (“to itch”).

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