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Where does “wapsō” come from?

wapsō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wapsō (Proto-Germanic): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “wapsō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

Words derived from “wapsō”

  • wasp
  • waspish
  • waspishly
  • wasplike
  • waspy
  • waspishness
  • woodwasp
  • waspie
  • wasphood
  • waspling
  • waspdom
  • waspless
  • waspily
  • Wespentaille
  • Wespe
  • wasp
  • waps
  • waspe
  • wæps
  • wæsp
  • wefsa
  • wefse
  • wespe
  • webse
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