Reckon
/ˈrɛk.ən/noun
To calculate, estimate, consider, or regard as true.
Did you know?Its Germanic ancestors are connected to the same ancient root behind ideas of arranging or stretching out in a line, which is why the word once carried the feel of measuring reality into order.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reg-
“To move in a straight line, direct, or make straight”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rakjaną
“To arrange, explain, or reckon”
Old English
OE
gerecenian
“To relate, narrate, explain clearly”
Middle English
ME
rekken
“To count, calculate, consider”
Modern English
English
reckon
“To calculate, estimate, or regard as”