Where does “gjespâr” come from?
gjespâr (Friulian) comes from Friulian gjespe, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
gjespâr (Friulian): wasp's nest
Ancestry of “gjespâr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Friulian | gjespe | wasp |
| 2 | Latin | vespa | wasp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |