Where does “wesp” come from?

wesp (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German wefse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic wapsu, from Proto-Germanic wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

wesp (Vilamovian): wasp

Definitions

  1. wasp

Ancestry of “wesp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwefse—
2Old High Germanwefsawasp
3Proto-West Germanicwapsuwasp
4Proto-Germanicwepsō-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwobʰséh₂wasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wobʰséh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wepsō- →
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