Where does “guêpe” come from?
guêpe (French) comes from Middle French guespe, from Old French guespe, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
guêpe (French): wasp
Ancestry of “guêpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | guespe | wasp |
| 2 | Old French | guespe | wasp |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wapsu | wasp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wepsō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
Words derived from “guêpe”