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Where does “gerechnet” come from?

gerechnet (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.

gerechnet (German): past participle of rechnen

Definitions

  1. past participle of rechnen

Ancestry of “gerechnet”, 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 “gerechnet”

  • ungerechnet
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