Where does “räknätä” come from?

räknätä (Finnish) comes from Swedish räkna, from Old Norse reikna, from Middle Low German rēkenen, from Old Saxon rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

räknätä (Finnish): to count, calculate, reckon

Definitions

  1. to count, calculate, reckon

Ancestry of “räknätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräknato count; to enumerate the digits of one's...
2Old Norsereikna—
3Middle Low Germanrēkenen—
4Old Saxonrekenōn—
5Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “räknätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old Saxon rekenōn →