Where does “rēkõ” come from?

rēkõ (Livonian) comes from Middle Low German rēkenen, from Old Saxon rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rēkõ (Livonian): to calculate, compute

Definitions

  1. to calculate, compute

Ancestry of “rēkõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrēkenen—
2Old Saxonrekenōn—
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 Saxon rekenōn →
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