Where does “guêpière” come from?
guêpière (Italian) comes from French guêpière, 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.
guêpière (Italian): girdle, corset; basque
Ancestry of “guêpière”, step by step