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

Definitions

  1. to calculate, to do arithmetic

Ancestry of “rekenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrēkenento put in order (an account, bill etc)
2Old Dutchrekanon—
3Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rekenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old Dutch rekanon →