Etymograph

English

thrillant

From thrill + -ant.

Formed from thrill + -ant

Proto-Germanic *þurhilą

Proto-West Germanic *þurhil ‘perforation’

Old English þȳrel ‘hole’

Old English þȳrlian ‘to pierce’

English thrill

Today it means

adj Piercing.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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