Where does “Berechnung” come from?

Berechnung (German) comes from German berechnen, from German rechnen, from Middle High German rechenen, from Old High German rehhanōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Berechnung (German): calculation; computation

Definitions

  1. calculation; computation

Ancestry of “Berechnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberechnento calculate; to compute
2Germanrechnento count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect
3Middle High Germanrechenen—
4Old High Germanrehhanōn—
5Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →
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