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

Every word from Punic אי שפן