Where does “Libiër” come from?

Libiër (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Libië, from Middle Dutch Libia.

Libiër (Afrikaans): Libyan person from Libya or of Libyan descent

Definitions

  1. Libyan person from Libya or of Libyan descent

Ancestry of “Libiër”, step by step

Libiër traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Libië

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchLibiëLibya
2Middle DutchLibia—

via Afrikaans er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanserThe name of the Latin-script letter R
Every word from Middle Dutch Libia →Every word from Dutch Libië →