Where does “Rechner” come from?

Rechner (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.

Rechner (German): agent noun of rechnen; person who calculates;...

Definitions

  1. agent noun of rechnen; person who calculates;...

Ancestry of “Rechner”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Rechner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old High German rehhanōn →
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