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Where does “beregning” come from?

beregning (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.

beregning (Norwegian Bokmål): a calculation

Definitions

  1. a calculation

Ancestry of “beregning”, step by step

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
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