Where does “rēkenen” come from?

rēkenen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “rēkenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrekenōn—
2Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rēkenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old Saxon rekenōn →
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