Where does “reckon” come from?

Reckon derives from Middle English rekenen, from Old English recenian, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- meaning to direct or stretch.

reckon (English): To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to...

Definitions

  1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to...

Ancestry of “reckon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrekenen—
2Old Englishrecenianto arrange, dispose, reckon
3Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “reckon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old English recenian →