Where does “missräkna” come from?

missräkna (Swedish) comes from Swedish räkna, from Old Norse reikna, from Middle Low German rēkenen, from Old Saxon rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

missräkna (Swedish): misjudge, miscalculate

Definitions

  1. misjudge, miscalculate

Ancestry of “missräkna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräknato count; to enumerate the digits of one's...
2Old Norsereikna—
3Middle Low Germanrēkenen—
4Old Saxonrekenōn—
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 Saxon rekenōn →
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