Where does “waspe” come from?

waspe (Middle English) comes from Old English wæsp, 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.

waspe (Middle English): Alternative form of wasp

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wasp

Ancestry of “waspe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishwæspAlternative form of wæps
2Old Englishwæpsa wasp
3Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
4Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “waspe”

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