Where does “guespe” come from?

guespe (Middle French) comes 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.

guespe (Middle French): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “guespe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “guespe”

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