Hecke

== English == === Etymology 1 === A variant of German Hecke. ==== Proper noun ==== Hecke A surname from German. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === A shortening of Van Hecke. ==== Proper noun ==== Hecke A surname. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hecke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 150. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hecke, from Old High German hegga, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰyo-. Cognate with Dutch heg, English hedge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɛkʰə] Rhymes: -ɛkə Hyphenation 1996: He‧cke, pre-1996: Hek‧ke === Noun === Hecke f (genitive Hecke, plural Hecken) hedge Synonym: Hag (archaic) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Heckenbraunelle Heckenkirsche Heckenlandschaft Heckenschere Heckenschütze ==== Descendants ==== → Icelandic: hekk → Swedish: häck → Danish: hæk === Further reading === “Hecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hecke” in Duden online