Where does “heckfire” come from?
heckfire (English) comes from English hellfire, from Middle English helle fire, from Old English hellefȳr, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
heckfire (English): hellfire
Ancestry of “heckfire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hellfire | The fire of Hell; Fire produced by the Devil, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | helle fire | — |
| 3 | Old English | hellefȳr | — |
| 4 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 5 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |