Where does “regnemaskine” come from?

regnemaskine (Danish) comes from Danish maskine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

regnemaskine (Danish): calculator

Definitions

  1. calculator

Ancestry of “regnemaskine”, step by step

regnemaskine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish maskine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmaskinemachine; engine
2Latinmāchinacontrivance
3Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
4Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
5Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →