Where does “Amerikaner” come from?
Amerikaner (Afrikaans) comes 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, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Amerikaner (Afrikaans): American
Ancestry of “Amerikaner”, step by step