Where does “wespenorchis” come from?

wespenorchis (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.

wespenorchis (Dutch): Any plant of the genus Epipactis, including many helleborines

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the genus Epipactis, including many helleborines

Ancestry of “wespenorchis”, step by step

wespenorchis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wesp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwespwasp, used certain members of the order...
2Modern Dutchwespe—
3Middle Dutchwespe—
4Old Dutchwespa—
5Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
6Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Dutch orchis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchorchisorchid plant of the family
2Latinorchisorchid; kind of olive
3Ancient Greekὄρχιςtesticle; ovary; orchid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erǵʰi-testicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →