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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | beregne | to calculate |
| 2 | German | berechnen | to calculate; to compute |
| 3 | German | rechnen | to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect |
| 4 | Middle High German | rechenen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rehhanōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |