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Where does “guepiere” come from?

guepiere (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.

guepiere (Italian): girdle, corset; basque

Definitions

  1. girdle, corset; basque

Ancestry of “guepiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguêpièrebasque
2Frenchguêpewasp
3Middle Frenchguespewasp
4Old Frenchguespewasp
5Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
6Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
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