Where does “rechne” come from?

rechne (Hunsrik) 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.

rechne (Hunsrik): to count, to reckon, to calculate, to compute

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “rechne”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old High German rehhanōn →