Where does “räkenskap” come from?
räkenskap (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.
räkenskap (Swedish): accounting, recordkeeping
Definitions
- accounting, recordkeeping
Ancestry of “räkenskap”, step by step
räkenskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish räkna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | räkna | to count; to enumerate the digits of one's... |
| 2 | Old Norse | reikna | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rēkenen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | rekenōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Old Swedish räkenskaper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | räkenskaper | — |