Where does “afregne” come from?

afregne (Danish) comes from Danish regne, from Middle Low German rēkenen, from Old Saxon rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

afregne (Danish): to settle, settle up settle accounts and mutual claims

Definitions

  1. to settle, settle up settle accounts and mutual claims

Ancestry of “afregne”, step by step

afregne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish regne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishregnerain; solve, work out; estimate
2Middle Low Germanrēkenen—
3Old Saxonrekenōn—
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Danish af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafby; of; from
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “afregne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old Saxon rekenōn →