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Where does “gespi” come from?

gespi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch gesp, from Latin *wespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

gespi (Sranan Tongo): buckle

Definitions

  1. buckle

Ancestry of “gespi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgespbuckle
2Latin*wespa—
3Latinvespawasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
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