Etymology

Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس ‎(al-ʾandalus), possibly from Vandalic Wandalitia ‎(“land of Vandals”) (or Vandalitia) or Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 ‎(landahláuts), from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz.