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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rekanon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →
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