Where does “heck-care” come from?
heck-care (English) comes from English Heck, from English Hell, from German hellen, from Middle High German hëllen, from Old High German hëllan, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
heck-care (English): Having a dismissively indifferent attitude;...
Definitions
- Having a dismissively indifferent attitude;...
Ancestry of “heck-care”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Heck | — |
| 2 | English | Hell | — |
| 3 | German | hellen | to brighten |
| 4 | Middle High German | hëllen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hëllan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |