Where does “الأندلس” come from?
الأندلس (Arabic) comes from Vulgar Latin Vandalicia, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
الأندلس (Arabic): the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim control; al-Andalus
Definitions
- the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim control; al-Andalus
Ancestry of “الأندلس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | Vandalicia | land of the Vandals |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |