Where does “räknäys” come from?

räknäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish räknätä, 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.

räknäys (Finnish): counting, calculating

Definitions

  1. counting, calculating

Ancestry of “räknäys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräknätäto count, calculate, reckon
2Swedishräknato count; to enumerate the digits of one's...
3Old Norsereikna—
4Middle Low Germanrēkenen—
5Old Saxonrekenōn—
6Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old Saxon rekenōn →
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