Where does “Rechenoperation” come from?

Rechenoperation (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.

Rechenoperation (German): (arithmetical) operation

Definitions

  1. (arithmetical) operation

Ancestry of “Rechenoperation”, step by step

Rechenoperation 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 Operation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOperationoperation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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