Where does “wasp” come from?

wasp (Middle English) comes from Old English wæps, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wasp (Middle English): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “wasp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wasp”

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