Where does “Amerikaans” come from?
Amerikaans (Dutch) 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.
Amerikaans (Dutch): American
Definitions
- American
Ancestry of “Amerikaans”, step by step
Amerikaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Amerikaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Amerikaan | American |
| 2 | Dutch | Amerika | America |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |