Where does “rechnen” come from?
rechnen (Luxembourgish) 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 (Luxembourgish): to calculate; to count
Ancestry of “rechnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | rechenen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rehhanōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |