Where does “wespe” come from?
wespe (Dutch) comes 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.
Ancestry of “wespe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wespe | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wespa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wapsu | wasp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wepsō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “wespe”