Where does “waspless” come from?

waspless (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.

waspless (English): Without wasps

Definitions

  1. Without wasps

Ancestry of “waspless”, step by step

waspless 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 less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →
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