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Where does “heckle” come from?

heckle (English) comes from Middle English hekelen, from Middle English en, from Middle English in, from Old English inn, from Old English inne, from Proto-Germanic innai, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

heckle (English): To question harshly in an attempt to find or...

Definitions

  1. To question harshly in an attempt to find or...

Ancestry of “heckle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhekelenTo comb hemp or flax with a hekele
2Middle EnglishenAlternative form of in
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinnin; inn
5Old Englishinneinside, in; indoors
6Proto-Germanicinnaiwithin, inside
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “heckle”

  • heckler
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