Where does “wesp” come from?

wesp (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wesp, from Modern Dutch wespe, from Middle Dutch wespe, from Old Dutch wespa, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wesp (Afrikaans): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “wesp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwespwasp, used certain members of the order...
2Modern Dutchwespe—
3Middle Dutchwespe—
4Old Dutchwespa—
5Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
6Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →
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