Where does “beregnelig” come from?

beregnelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål beregne, from German berechnen, from German rechnen, from Middle High German rechenen, from Old High German rehhanōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “beregnelig”, step by step

beregnelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål beregne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålberegneto calculate
2Germanberechnento calculate; to compute
3Germanrechnento count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect
4Middle High Germanrechenen—
5Old High Germanrehhanōn—
6Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “beregnelig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old High German rehhanōn →