Tingle
/ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/noun
To feel a slight prickling sensation, or to cause such a sensation.
Did you know?The word is first recorded in English in the 16th century, and its exact origin is uncertain, but it is likely imitative—built to sound like the quick, prickly sensation it describes.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
tingle
“To feel or cause a slight prickling sensation”
Middle English
English
tingen / tингlen
“To ring or jingle; to produce a light metallic sound”
Old English
English
tincian
“To ring or resound lightly”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*teng- / *ting-
“An imitative base associated with a sharp, light ringing or tinkling sound”