tingle

tingle · verb, noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromtinclian“to tickle”
2. Middle English · derived fromtingen“to tink”
3. Middle English · inherited fromtinglen
4. English todaytingle

From Middle English tinglen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English tingen (“to tink”) + -len, equivalent to ting + -le. Alternatively, possibly a variant of Middle English tinclen (“to tinkle”) or from Old English tinclian (“to tickle”). More at tinkle. Compare also West Frisian tingelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tingelen (“to tinkle, jingle”).

tingle · noun, verb²

cognate with the Middle High German zingel