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English word heck comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-, and later Proto-Germanic *haljō (The netherworld, the underworld, hell.)

*ḱer- (Proto-Indo-European)

*haljō (Proto-Germanic)

The netherworld, the underworld, hell.

hell (Old English)

Hell.

helle (Middle English)

hella (English)

(slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many. (slang, chiefly Northern California) Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.. (slang, chiefly, US) Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly. (slang, chiefly Northern California) For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong [...]

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