Where does “רעכענען” come from?

רעכענען (Yiddish) comes 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.

רעכענען (Yiddish): to reckon, figure, calculate; to figure, plan

Definitions

  1. to reckon, figure, calculate; to figure, plan

Ancestry of “רעכענען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrechenen—
2Old High Germanrehhanōn—
3Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “רעכענען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekanōną →Every word from Old High German rehhanōn →