Where does “waspa” come from?
waspa (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
waspa (Old Saxon): wasp
Ancestry of “waspa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wapsu | wasp |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wepsō- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wobʰséh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |