Where does “Hendrik” come from?
Hendrik (German) comes from Dutch Hendrik, from Middle Dutch Hendric, from Old Dutch Hēmrīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “Hendrik”, step by step