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
- to bring together, to gather into a heap, to...
Ancestry of “reken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | rekan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rekaną | to rake up, to pile up, to heap up |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |