rekjað

Rekjað is the neuter singular past passive participle of the Icelandic verb rekja, meaning to trace, track, or derive. It describes something that has been traced back to a source or origin, or that a conclusion or relationship has been established through tracing. As a participle it can function as an adjective modifying neuter nouns or as part of a passive predicate in sentences. In practice, rekjað appears in contexts such as genealogy, where lineages are said to be rekjað to a common ancestor, or in historical and scientific writing to indicate provenance or origin of data or artifacts. The form follows Icelandic participle concord rules, agreeing with the noun it modifies in number, and in standard Icelandic with case as required by syntax. Etymologically, rekjað derives from rekja, a native Icelandic verb with cognates in related Germanic languages that carry the sense of tracing or tracking. The word is a standard part of modern Icelandic and is used across formal registers. See also rekja (to trace) and ættfræði (genealogy).