Where does “Wespen-Ragwurz” come from?

Wespen-Ragwurz (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.

Wespen-Ragwurz (German): sawfly orchid; any plant of the species Ophrys tenthredinifera

Definitions

  1. sawfly orchid; any plant of the species Ophrys tenthredinifera

Ancestry of “Wespen-Ragwurz”, step by step

Wespen-Ragwurz 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 Ragwurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRagwurzany plant of the genus Ophrys
2Germanwurzroot
3Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
4Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →