1630s, probably from dialectal tid "fond, solicitous, tender" (perhaps by influence of tit (n.2)) + bit (n.1) "morsel."
ticklish
tick-tack-toe
ticky-tacky
Ticonderoga
tidal
tidbit
tiddlywinks
tide
tidewater
tidings
tidy
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