Where does “antiwasp” come from?

antiwasp (English) comes from English WASP, from Middle English wasp, from Old English wæps, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

antiwasp (English): Countering wasps

Definitions

  1. Countering wasps

Ancestry of “antiwasp”, step by step

antiwasp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English WASP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWASPA member of the dominant American upper-class...
2Middle Englishwaspwasp
3Old Englishwæpsa wasp
4Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
5Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →