L’origine du nom al-Andalus

L'origine du nom al-Andalus

Heinz Halm (Universität Tübingen)

Abstract

The article proposes a novel solution to explain the origin of the Arabic word al-Andalus. According to the author’s hypothesis, the origin of this word, especially considering its form landalus, would go back to Visigothic landahlauts (‘the allotted land’).

Keywords

Arabic language, Visigoth language, etymology, al-Andalus