Where does “Californiër” come from?

Californiër (Dutch) comes from Dutch er, from Old Dutch iro.

Californiër (Dutch): a Californian

Definitions

  1. a Californian

Ancestry of “Californiër”, step by step

Californiër traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

via French Californie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCalifornie—
2SpanishCalifornia—
Every word from Old Dutch iro →Every word from Dutch er →