Where does “rekanon” come from?

rekanon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “rekanon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	rekanōną	to count; to explain
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₃reǵ-	to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

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