Where does “Spanien” come from?

Spanien (Swedish) 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 “Spanien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpanienSpain
2Middle High GermanSpāne
3Old High GermanSpānia
4LatinHispānia
5Punicאי שפןcoast of hyraxes

Words derived from “Spanien

Every word from Punic אי שפן