Where does “rechen” come from?

rechen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rehhan, from Proto-West Germanic rekan, from Proto-Germanic rekaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rechen (Middle High German): to rake, to pile, to heap

Definitions

  1. to rake, to pile, to heap

Ancestry of “rechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrehhanto rake, to pile, to heap
2Proto-West Germanicrekanto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
3Proto-Germanicrekanąto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rechen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekaną →