Where does “guespe” come from?

guespe (Old French) comes from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

guespe (Old French): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “guespe”, step by step

guespe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic wapsu

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

via Latin vespa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvespawasp

Words derived from “guespe”

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