Where does “Afrikaaner” come from?

Afrikaaner (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik Afrika, from Spanish África, from Old Portuguese Africa.

Ancestry of “Afrikaaner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikAfrika—
2SpanishÁfricashortened from María (de) África, an epithet of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Africa
3Old PortugueseAfrica—
Every word from Old Portuguese Africa →Every word from Spanish África →Every word from Hunsrik Afrika →