English
thrillseeking
From thrill + seeking.
A compound of thrill + seeking
Proto-Germanic *þurhilą
Proto-West Germanic *þurhil ‘perforation’
Old English þȳrel ‘hole’
Old English þȳrlian ‘to pierce’
English thrill
Today it means
adj Searching for thrilling situations, like a thrill-seeker.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / thrillseeking