Where does “wasp” come from?
Wasp comes from Middle English wæsp, from Old English wæsp, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰseh₂, derived from the root webʰ-.
wasp (English): Any of many types of stinging flying insect...
Definitions
- Any of many types of stinging flying insect...
Ancestry of “wasp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | waspe | Alternative form of wasp |
| 2 | Old English | wæsp | Alternative form of wæps |
| 3 | Old English | wæps | a wasp |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wapsu | wasp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wepsō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “wasp”