Where does “rekenen” come from?
rekenen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch rekanon, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rekenen (Dutch): to calculate, to do arithmetic; to count , to...
Definitions
- to calculate, to do arithmetic; to count , to...
Ancestry of “rekenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | rēkenen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | rekanon | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “rekenen”