Where does “Spanȝe” come from?

Spanȝe (Middle Scots) comes from Middle English Spaine, from Old French Espaigne, from Old English Ispania, from Late Latin Spania, from Latin Hispānia, from Punic אי שפן — coast of hyraxes.

Spanȝe (Middle Scots): Spain (sometimes used as a proverb)

Definitions

  1. Spain (sometimes used as a proverb)

Ancestry of “Spanȝe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSpaine—
2Old FrenchEspaigneIberia, the Iberian Peninsula; modern day Spain and Portugal
3Old EnglishIspaniathe Iberian Peninsula
4Late LatinSpania—
5LatinHispānia—
6Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes
Every word from Punic אי שפן →Every word from Latin Hispānia →Every word from Late Latin Spania →