Where does “gèp” come from?

gèp (Haitian Creole) comes from French guêpe, from Middle French guespe, from Old French guespe, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

gèp (Haitian Creole): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “gèp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguêpewasp
2Middle Frenchguespewasp
3Old Frenchguespewasp
4Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
5Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →