Where does “vesper” come from?

vesper (Catalan) comes from Catalan vespa, from Old Occitan vespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

vesper (Catalan): wasp nest; wasp group; complicated mess

Definitions

  1. wasp nest; wasp group; complicated mess

Ancestry of “vesper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvespawasp
2Old Occitanvespa—
3Latinvespawasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Latin vespa →