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

Definitions

  1. girdle, corset; basque

Ancestry of “guêpière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguêpièrebasque
2Frenchguêpewasp
3Middle Frenchguespewasp
4Old Frenchguespewasp
5Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
6Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
8Proto-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- →