Where does “rēċan” come from?

rēċan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic rekan, from Proto-Germanic rekaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rēċan (Old English): to care, reck, take care of, be interested in,...

Definitions

  1. to care, reck, take care of, be interested in,...

Ancestry of “rēċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrekanto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
2Proto-Germanicrekanąto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rēċan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekaną →