Where does “rekenen” come from?

rekenen (Middle English) comes from Old English recenian, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “rekenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrecenianto arrange, dispose, reckon
2Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rekenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old English recenian →