Where does “Spāne” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Spāne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Spāne”

Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Old High German Spānia →