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Where does “Spanien” come from?

Spanien (German) comes from Middle High German Spāne, from Old High German Spānia, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Spanien (German): Spain

Definitions

  1. Spain

Ancestry of “Spanien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanSpāne—
2Old High GermanSpānia—
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Spanien”

  • altspanisch
  • spanisch
  • spanienweit
  • Spanier
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