Where does “Spanje” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Spanje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpanienSpain
2Middle High GermanSpāne—
3Old High GermanSpānia—
4LatinHispānia—
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old High German Spānia →