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Where does “אַמעריקאַנער” come from?

אַמעריקאַנער (Yiddish) comes from Latin americānus, from 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.

אַמעריקאַנער (Yiddish): American

Definitions

  1. American

Ancestry of “אַמעריקאַנער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamericānus—
2LatinAmerica—
3ItalianAmerigo—
4Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
5Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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