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Where does “Spuenien” come from?

Spuenien (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German Spanje, from Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Ancestry of “Spuenien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanSpanje—
2LatinSpania—
3LatinHispānia—
4Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
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