Etymology

heck

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heck · interjection, noun1

Late 19th century, originally dialectal northern English, from a euphemistic alteration of hell.

heck · verb2

Possibly supported by feck.

heck · noun3

See hatch (“a half door”).

Heck · proper noun4

English, Dutch and south German surname, all from words meaning "hedge," "enclosure," "fence," from *haggju. Compare Van Heck, Hatch.

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