Where does “stegräknare” come from?
stegräknare (Swedish) comes from Swedish räknare, 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.
stegräknare (Swedish): a pedometer, a step counter
Definitions
- a pedometer, a step counter
Ancestry of “stegräknare”, step by step
stegräknare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish räknare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | räknare | counter; something that counts, a reckoner;... |
| 2 | Swedish | räkna | to count; to enumerate the digits of one's... |
| 3 | Old Norse | reikna | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | rēkenen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | rekenōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |