Etymograph

English

ticklebrain

From tickle + brain.

A compound of tickle + brain

Middle English tiklen

English tickle

Proto-Germanic *bragną

Proto-West Germanic *bragn

Old English bræġn ‘brain’

Middle English brayn ‘brain’

English brain

Today it means

noun Alcoholic liquor.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ticklebrain”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / ticklebrain