Where does “rivier” come from?
rivier (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch rivier, from Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.
rivier (Afrikaans): river
Ancestry of “rivier”, step by step