Where does “Amerikaansk” come from?

Amerikaansk (West Frisian) 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.

Amerikaansk (West Frisian): American (related to the United States)

Definitions

  1. American (related to the United States)

Ancestry of “Amerikaansk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAmerikaanAmerican
2DutchAmerikaAmerica
3New LatinAmerica
4ItalianAmerigo
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-