Where does “rekna” come from?

rekna (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English reckon, from Middle English rekenen, from Old English recenian, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rekna (Norwegian Nynorsk): to calculate; to consider; to count

Definitions

  1. to calculate; to consider; to count

Ancestry of “rekna”, step by step

rekna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reckon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreckonTo count; to enumerate; to number; also, to...
2Middle Englishrekenen—
3Old Englishrecenianto arrange, dispose, reckon
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old Norse reikna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereikna—
2Middle Low Germanrēkenen—
3Old Saxonrekenōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old English recenian →
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