Where does “unreckoning” come from?
unreckoning (English) comes from English reckoning, 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.
unreckoning (English): heedless
Definitions
- heedless
Ancestry of “unreckoning”, step by step
unreckoning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reckoning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reckoning | Present participle and gerund of reckon; The... |
| 2 | English | reckon | To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to... |
| 3 | Middle English | rekenen | — |
| 4 | Old English | recenian | to arrange, dispose, reckon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |