Where does “wespe” come from?

wespe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wespa, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

Ancestry of “wespe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwespa—
2Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
3Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “wespe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →