Etymology

thrillfest

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Today it means: An experience, such as a film, offering many thrills. Full definition →

English fest ← German Fest ← Middle High German fëst
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The story

  1. Englishthrill
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁stos
  5. Proto-Italic*θēstos
  6. Proto-Italic*fēstos
  7. Latinfēstus
  8. Latinfestum
  9. Middle High Germanfëst
  10. GermanFest
  11. Englishfest
  12. English todaythrillfest

From thrill + -fest.

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