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Where does “sluipwesp” come from?

sluipwesp (Dutch) 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.

sluipwesp (Dutch): parasitoid wasp

Definitions

  1. parasitoid wasp

Ancestry of “sluipwesp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwespwasp, used certain members of the order...
2Modern Dutchwespe—
3Middle Dutchwespe—
4Old Dutchwespa—
5Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
6Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
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