Where does “heck” come from?
heck (German) comes from Middle Low German heck, from Old Saxon heggi, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
heck (German): singular imperative of hecken; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of hecken; first-person...
Ancestry of “heck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | heck | wooden fencing |
| 2 | Old Saxon | heggi | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |