Where does “Rechnung” come from?

Rechnung (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.

Rechnung (German): bill, restaurant bill; a reckoning, calculation;...

Definitions

  1. bill, restaurant bill; a reckoning, calculation;...

Ancestry of “Rechnung”, 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 “Rechnung”

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