Where does “Wespenstich” come from?

Wespenstich (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.

Wespenstich (German): sting of a wasp

Definitions

  1. sting of a wasp

Ancestry of “Wespenstich”, step by step

Wespenstich 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 stich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich—
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
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