An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kribbeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
kribbeln
Friedrich Kluge2511958An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kribbeln1891John Francis Davis

kribbeln, vb., ‘to crawl, tickle,’ ModHG. only, kribeln (MidG.), ‘to tickle’; a recent formation; comp. ModDu. kribeln, ‘to itch, prick,’ kribbelen, ‘to grumble, wrangle.’