Where does “reken” come from?

reken (Indonesian) comes from Dutch reken, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch rekanon, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reken (Indonesian): to calculate

Definitions

  1. to calculate

Ancestry of “reken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreken
2Middle Dutchrēkenento put in order (an account, bill etc)
3Old Dutchrekanon—
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “reken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old Dutch rekanon →
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