Where does “Pflanzenwespe” come from?

Pflanzenwespe (German) comes from German Wespe, from Middle High German wefse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Pflanzenwespe (German): sawfly (Symphyta)

Definitions

  1. sawfly (Symphyta)

Ancestry of “Pflanzenwespe”, step by step

Pflanzenwespe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wespe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWespewasp
2Middle High Germanwefse—
3Old High Germanwefsawasp
4Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
5Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via German Pflanze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflanzeplant
2Old High Germanpflanzaplant
3Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
4Proto-Italicplāntā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →