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Where does “hveps” come from?

hveps (Danish) comes from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

hveps (Danish): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “hveps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “hveps”

  • hvepsetalje
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