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Where does “misrekening” come from?

misrekening (Dutch) comes from Dutch rekenen, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch rekanon, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

misrekening (Dutch): miscalculation; disappointment

Definitions

  1. miscalculation; disappointment

Ancestry of “misrekening”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrekenento calculate, to do arithmetic; to count , to...
2Middle Dutchrēkenen—
3Old Dutchrekanon—
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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