Where does “Schlupfwespe” come from?

Schlupfwespe (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.

Schlupfwespe (German): ichneumon wasp

Definitions

  1. ichneumon wasp

Ancestry of “Schlupfwespe”, step by step

Schlupfwespe 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 schlüpfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlüpfento slip; to hatch
2Middle High Germanslüpfen—
3Old High Germanslupfen—
4Proto-Germanicslupjaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →