Where does “Amerikaans” come from?

Amerikaans (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Amerikaans, from Dutch Amerikaan, from Dutch Amerika, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Amerikaans (Afrikaans): American

Definitions

American

Ancestry of “Amerikaans”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	Amerikaans	American
2	Dutch	Amerikaan	American
3	Dutch	Amerika	America
4	New Latin	America	—
5	Italian	Amerigo	—
6	Proto-Germanic	*Amalarīks	—
7	Proto-Germanic	Haimarīks	Henry
8	Proto-Germanic	rīks	king, ruler
9	Proto-Celtic	rīxs	king
10	Proto-Indo-European	h₃rḗǵs	king, ruler
11	Proto-Indo-European	h₃reǵ-	to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

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