Where does “Rechenkunst” come from?

Rechenkunst (German) comes 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.

Rechenkunst (German): arithmetic

Definitions

  1. arithmetic

Ancestry of “Rechenkunst”, step by step

Rechenkunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rechnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechnento count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect
2Middle High Germanrechenen—
3Old High Germanrehhanōn—
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →
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