Where does “rekenmunt” come from?

rekenmunt (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.

rekenmunt (Dutch): a money of account currency used as a means of accounting

Definitions

  1. a money of account currency used as a means of accounting

Ancestry of “rekenmunt”, step by step

rekenmunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rekenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrekenento calculate, to do arithmetic
2Middle Dutchrēkenento put in order (an account, bill etc)
3Old Dutchrekanon
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Dutch munt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmuntcoin; currency; tails
2Middle Dutchmente
3Proto-Germanicminta
4Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōnąEvery word from Old Dutch rekanon
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