Where does “wapsu” come from?

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

wapsu (Proto-West Germanic): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “wapsu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wapsu”

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