Where does “rek” come from?
rek (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch rekenen, from Middle Dutch rēkenen, from Old Dutch rekanon, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rek (Papiamentu): to count
Ancestry of “rek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | rekenen | to calculate, to do arithmetic; to count , to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rēkenen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rekanon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |