Where does “amerikaner” come from?
amerikaner (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Amerika, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikaner (Norwegian Bokmål): A person from the Americas, particularly the USA;...
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- A person from the Americas, particularly the USA;...
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