Where does “Umrechnung” come from?

Umrechnung (German) comes from German umrechnen, 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.

Umrechnung (German): conversion, translation

Definitions

  1. conversion, translation

Ancestry of “Umrechnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumrechnento convert
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

Words derived from “Umrechnung”

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