Where does “reken” come from?

reken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rekan, from Proto-Germanic rekaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reken (Middle Dutch): to bring together, to gather into a heap, to...

Definitions

  1. to bring together, to gather into a heap, to...

Ancestry of “reken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrekan—
2Proto-Germanicrekanąto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekaną →