Where does “Espelette” come from?

Espelette (English) comes from French Espelette, from Basque Ezpeleta, from Basque ezpel, from Proto-Basque ez-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

Ancestry of “Espelette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchEspelette—
2BasqueEzpeletaA surname​; Espelette
3Basqueezpelbox tree
4Proto-Basqueez-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Basque ez- →Every word from Basque ezpel →