An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/kribbeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2632953An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kribbelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

kribbeln, verb, ‘to crawl, tickle,’ Modern High German only, kribeln (Middle German), ‘to tickle’; a recent formation; compare Modern Dutch kribeln, ‘to itch, prick,’ kribbelen, ‘to grumble, wrangle.’