Where does “wobse” come from?

wobse (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wobse (Old Prussian): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “wobse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*wápsāˀwasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ →