itchy

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromġiċċiġ“itchy”
2. Middle English · inherited from*yicchy
3. English todayitchy

From Middle English *yicchy, *ȝicchi, from Old English ġiċċiġ (“itchy”), equivalent to itch + -y. Cognate with Scots yeukie (“itchy”), West Frisian jokkerich (“itchy”), Dutch jeukachtig and jeukerig (“itchy”).