Where does “räkneord” come from?

räkneord (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.

räkneord (Swedish): a numeral

Definitions

  1. a numeral

Ancestry of “räkneord”, step by step

räkneord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish räkna

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

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old Saxon rekenōn →