Where does “rachownik” come from?

rachownik (Silesian) comes from Polish rachować, from German rechnen, from Middle High German rechenen, from Old High German rehhanōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rachownik (Silesian): counter, meter

Definitions

  1. counter, meter

Ancestry of “rachownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrachowaćto count; to calculate; to cipher
2Germanrechnento count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect
3Middle High Germanrechenen—
4Old High Germanrehhanōn—
5Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old High German rehhanōn →