Heck
German (Berlin)
/hɛk/
noun
Definitions
- stern (of a ship)
- tail (of an aeroplane)
- back (of a car)
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German heck (wooden fencing) derived from Old Saxon *heggi derived from *haggju (hedge).
Origin
*haggju
Gloss
hedge
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Heck English
- -n German
- Antrieb German
- Heckantrieb German
- Heckklappe German
- Heckscheibe German
- Heckschraube German
- Klappe German
- Scheibe German
- Schiff German
- Schiffsheck German
- Schraube German
- Steilheck German
- Stufe German
- Stufenheck German
- steil German
- draaihek Dutch, Flemish
- dranghek Dutch, Flemish
- hek Dutch, Flemish
- hekkensluiter Dutch, Flemish
- hekwerk Dutch, Flemish
- koorhek Dutch, Flemish
- traphek Dutch, Flemish
- valhek Dutch, Flemish
- *kagʰyo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kagʰyóm Proto-Indo-European
- *hagjō Proto-Germanic
- hecg Old English
- heċġ Old English
- haie Old French
- hecke Middle Dutch
- hegga Old High German
- heggia Old High German
- *haggju gmw-pro
- *hegga Old Dutch
- heck Middle Low German
- *heggi Old Saxon