Where does “rechnen” come from?

rechnen (German) comes 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.

rechnen (German): to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect

Definitions

  1. to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect

Ancestry of “rechnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrechenen—
2Old High Germanrehhanōn—
3Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rechnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →