Where does “Jordaanrivier” come from?

Jordaanrivier (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rivier, from Dutch rivier, from Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā.

Ancestry of “Jordaanrivier”, step by step

Jordaanrivier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans rivier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansrivierriver
2Dutchrivierriver
3Middle Dutchriviereriver; riverside used for hunting birds
4Old Frenchriviereriver
5Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
6Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
7Latinrīpabank (of a river)
8Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂

via Afrikaans Jordaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansJordaan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂