Where does “hespa” come from?

hespa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic haspijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

Ancestry of “hespa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaspijǭclasp; hasp; reel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “hespa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haspijǭ →