Where does “wêpe” come from?

wêpe (Norman) comes from Old French wespe, from Frankish wespa, from Proto-Germanic wapsō, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wêpe (Norman): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “wêpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchwespeAlternative form of guespe
2Frankishwespa—
3Proto-Germanicwapsōwasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wapsō →