Where does “esp” come from?

esp (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch espe, from Old Dutch *aspa, from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic aspō, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- — aspen, poplar.

esp (Dutch): aspen

Definitions

  1. aspen

Ancestry of “esp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchespe—
2Old Dutch*aspa—
3Proto-West Germanic*aspuaspen
4Proto-Germanicaspōaspen
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHosp-aspen, poplar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aspō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aspu →