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Where does “reckonmaster” come from?

reckonmaster (English) comes from English reckon, from Middle English rekenen, from Old English recenian, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reckonmaster (English): A mathematician or arithmetician

Definitions

  1. A mathematician or arithmetician

Ancestry of “reckonmaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreckonTo count; to enumerate; to number; also, to...
2Middle Englishrekenen—
3Old Englishrecenianto arrange, dispose, reckon
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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